English
Rostock
Rostock comes from Middle Low German Rozstoc, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ ‘river fork’.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*orz-tokъ‘river fork’reconstructed
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Rozstoc
- EnglishtodayRostock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*orz-tokъ‘river fork’reconstructed
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600Rozstoc
- EnglishtodayRostock
The story
From German, from Middle Low German Rozstoc, from West Slavic (probably Polabian), from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ (‘river fork’) (compare Czech roztok).
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ
Today it means
name An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *orz-tokъ / Rostock