Where does “Rok” come from?

Rok (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

Rok (Saterland Frisian): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “Rok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianrokk—
2Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Old Frisian rokk →