Where does “Rock” come from?

Rock (Plautdietsch) comes 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;...

Rock (Plautdietsch): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “Rock”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Rock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →