Etymology

rog

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Middle English roggen ← Old English roccian
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rog · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromroccian
  2. Middle English · inherited fromroggen
  3. English todayrog

Inherited from Middle English roggen, ruggen, variation of rokken (“to rock”), from Old English roccian.

rog · noun2

Clipping of interrogatory.

rog · interjection3

Clipping of roger.

Rog · proper noun4

Shortening.

Rog · proper noun5

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromRog
  2. Polish · borrowed fromRóg
  3. English todayRog

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Polish Róg, a metonymic occupational surname for a horn blower, from róg (“horn”). * Borrowed from Dutch Rog, a topographic or habitational surname from rog (“ray”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishroccian all →

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