roca

(Inglese)

spinning distaff (part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun)

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈrɔka̝/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine tedesco antico alto: rocko

Affine portoghese: roca

Affine spagnolo: rueca

In summary

Perhaps from Gothic *𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (*rukka); or, given its open stressed vowel, rather from a West Germanic cognate of it (compare Old High German rocko), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô. Cognate with Portuguese roca and Spanish rueca.