Where does “couque” come from?

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

couque (Bourguignon): gingerbread cake

Definitions

  1. gingerbread cake

Ancestry of “couque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoekecake
2Old Dutchkuoko—
3Proto-Germanickōkôcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōkô →Every word from Old Dutch kuoko →