Where does “roccian” come from?

roccian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *rukkōn, from Proto-Germanic rukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

roccian (Old English): to rock

Definitions

  1. to rock

Ancestry of “roccian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*rukkōn—
2Proto-Germanicrukkōnąto move, move back and forth, rock
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHruknéh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “roccian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hruknéh₂- →