Where does “רוקן” come from?
רוקן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
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Ancestry of “רוקן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rücken | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rucchen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *rukkijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rukkijaną | to pull, to tug; to rock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |