====== 'Frock' etymology ====== >Frock (n.)\\ mid-14c., from Old French //froc// "a monk's habit; clothing, dress" (12c.), which is of unknown origin; perhaps from Frankish //hrok// or some other Germanic source (compare Old High German //hroc// "mantle, coat;" Old Norse rokkr, Old English rocc, Old Frisian rokk, German //Rock// "a coat, over-garment"). [...] >\\ Source : [[https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=frock|Etymology online]] ''//Note:// The [[https://www.etymonline.com/|Online Etymology Dictionary]] maintains a free-access list of the origins of thousands of English words, a significant proportion of which are unknown''