English word rook comes from Proto-Germanic *raukiz (Smoke, vapour.), Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (Haystack. Pile (of stones); heap.), Sanskrit रथ, Proto-Indo-European *krek-, Proto-Indo-European *ruk-, Old Norse *rauk, Middle Low German rocken, Old English (ca. 450-1100) *rocc (Rock.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *raukiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Smoke, vapour. |
| *hraukaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Haystack. Pile (of stones); heap. |
| रथ | Sanskrit (san) | Calamus rotang, a rattan palm.. Dalbergia ougeinensis, blackwood. Chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled war-chariot (lighter and swifter than the अनस्), any vehicle or equipage or carriage (applied also to the vehicles of the gods), waggon, cart. Limb, member, part. The body. Warrior, hero, champion Affection, love. Pleasure, joy, delight (compare मनोरथ). |
| *krek- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ruk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *rauk | Old Norse (non) | |
| rocken | Middle Low German (gml) | |
| *rocc | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Rock. |
| rouc | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| *rōk | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| hraukr | Old Norse (non) | |
| *hrouk | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| lhw' | Pahlavi (pal) | |
| *hrōkaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Rook, crow. |
| *rukkô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Spinning wheel, distaff. |
| رخ | Persian (fas) | Cheek. Face (chess) rook. Castle. |
| hrōc | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *rocco | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| *rocko | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| *rocca | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| roc | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (chess) rook. |
| rooc | Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350) (dum) | Smoke. Vapour. |
| rocke | Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350) (dum) | |
| rokke | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| rook | English (en) | (British) a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.. A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.. A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.. A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. (transitive) To cheat or swindle. |