Proto-Germanic

*hrōkaz

‘rook, crow’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz, most familiar first.

• rugby ← Rocheberie ← hrōc ← *hrōk
• rook ← rok ← hrōc ← *hrōk

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz