Etymology

frock

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Today it means: A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body. Full definition →

Middle English frok ← Old French froc ← Frankish *hrokk
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frock · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kreḱ-“to weave”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hrukkaz“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”
  3. Frankish · derived from*hrokk“skirt, dress, robe”
  4. Old French · derived fromfroc“frock, a monk's gown or habit”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromfrok
  6. English todayfrock

From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hrokk (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).

frock · noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromfrauki“frog”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfrock
  3. English todayfrock

From Middle English frock, froke, from Old Norse frauki (“frog”), related to Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.

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