*hrōkaz

Runic: ᚺᚱᛟᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxrɔː.kɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

rook, crow

From Proto-Indo-European *kreg-, *krek-, *kerk- (‘to crow, croak’), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kor- (‘to crow’).

*hrōk (Proto-West Germanic)
- *frocum (Vulgar Latin)
*hrōk (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ruok (Old Dutch)
  - roec (Middle Dutch)
    - roek (Dutch)
*hrōk (Proto-West Germanic)
- hrōc (Old English)
  - roc, roke, rook (Middle English)
    - rook (English)
    - ruke, ruik (Scots)
*hrōk (Proto-West Germanic)
- ? (Old Frisian)
  - Rouk (Saterland Frisian)
  - roek (West Frisian)
*hrōk (Proto-West Germanic)
- hruoh, ruoh, hruoho, ruoho (Old High German)
  - ruoch (Middle High German)
    - Ruch (German)
*hrōk (Proto-West Germanic)
- hrōk (Old Saxon)
  - rôk, rôke (Middle Low German)
    - Rook (German Low German)
    - rok (Low German)
hrókr (Old Norse)
- råge (Danish)
- rókur (Faroese)
- hrókur (Icelandic)
- rok (Norwegian)
hrókr (Old Norse)
- roker, roka (Old Swedish)
  - råka (Swedish)
hrōks (Burgundian)