Where does “Äwarock” come from?

Äwarock (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Rock, from Middle Low German rock, from Old Saxon rōk, 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;...

Äwarock (Plautdietsch): overcoat, greatcoat

Definitions

  1. overcoat, greatcoat

Ancestry of “Äwarock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschRockskirt
2Middle Low Germanrock—
3Old Saxonrōksmoke
4Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
5Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
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