rokkur

Faroese

/ˈɹɔʰkːʊɹ/

noun

Definitions

spinning wheel, distaff

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse rokkr (distaff, jacket, skirt) derived from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rukkô

Gloss

used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rokk Norwegian Bokmål
roca Portuguese
*rukkô Proto-Germanic
rokk Norwegian Nynorsk
rokkr Old Norse
rokkur Icelandic
rocko Old High German
bólkur Faroese
rokkbólkur Faroese
*rukka Gothic
rukka Gothic
*rocko Old Dutch
rakk Westrobothnian
rukka, rocko lng

bólkur
rokkbólkur