Where does “røkkr” come from?

røkkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

røkkr (Old Norse): twilight

Definitions

  1. twilight

Ancestry of “røkkr”, step by step

røkkr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rukkô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—

via Proto-Germanic rekwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrekwazdarkness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁régʷosdarkness
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “røkkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →