Where does “rōk” come from?

rōk (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic rauki, from Proto-Germanic raukiz, from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

rōk (Old Saxon): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “rōk”, step by step

rōk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic rauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
2Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

via Frankish hrokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
2Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt

Words derived from “rōk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raukiz →