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Where does “ruoken” come from?

ruoken (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic rōkijan, from Proto-Germanic rōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

ruoken (Old Dutch): to focus on, to long for

Definitions

  1. to focus on, to long for

Ancestry of “ruoken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrōkijanto worry about, to take care of
2Proto-Germanicrōkijanąto care, care for, take care of; to mind, heed,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “ruoken”

  • roekeloos
  • roeken
  • roeken
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