Where does “koek” come from?

koek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch koek, from Middle Dutch coeke, from Old Dutch kuoko, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

koek (Afrikaans): cake; tangle of hair; vulva

Definitions

  1. cake; tangle of hair; vulva

Ancestry of “koek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
2Middle Dutchcoekecake
3Old Dutchkuoko—
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “koek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōkô →Every word from Old Dutch kuoko →
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