Where does “rukkô” come from?

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

rukkô (Proto-Germanic): spinning wheel, distaff

Definitions

  1. spinning wheel, distaff

Ancestry of “rukkô”, step by step

rukkô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European rukn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—

via Proto-Indo-European rÁkn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanrÁkn-weaving, web

Words derived from “rukkô”

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