Where does “chockrosa” come from?

chockrosa (Swedish) comes from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

chockrosa (Swedish): shocking pink

Definitions

  1. shocking pink

Ancestry of “chockrosa”, step by step

chockrosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
2Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
3Germanrosépale pink
4Middle High Germanrôserose
5Old High Germanrōsa
6LatinRosarose
7Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
8Old Persianwurdiflower
9Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish chock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishchockshock
2Frenchchochit, strike; shock; electrical shock
3Old Frenchchoquerto strike against
4Frankishskukkōn
5Proto-Germanicskukkōnąto shake, move swiftly
6Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-
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