Where does “rakk” come from?

rakk (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse rokkr, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

rakk (Westrobothnian): spinning wheel; overcoat; iron rust, which...

Definitions

  1. spinning wheel; overcoat; iron rust, which...

Ancestry of “rakk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserokkrspinning wheel, distaff
2Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →