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Where does “rukkaz” come from?

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

rukkaz (Proto-Germanic): A robe; jacket; skirt; tunic

Definitions

  1. A robe; jacket; skirt; tunic

Ancestry of “rukkaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rukkaz”

  • frock
  • ratchet
  • unfrock
  • defrock
  • ratchety
  • ratchetlike
  • frockless
  • housefrock
  • disfrock
  • thermoratchet
  • underfrock
  • ratchetness
  • frac
  • frac
  • фрак
  • défroque
  • rochet
  • frac
  • froc
  • défroquer
  • Schlafrock
  • Frack
  • befrackt
  • Latexrock
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