Where does “rookeen” come from?
rookeen (Yola) comes from Yola een, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
rookeen (Yola): A small hand-stack
Definitions
- A small hand-stack
Ancestry of “rookeen”, step by step
rookeen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yola een
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | een | end |
| 2 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 3 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |