Where does “hrōk” come from?

hrōk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrōk (Proto-West Germanic): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “hrōk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hrōk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →