Where does “kog” come from?

kog (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic *kọg, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną.

kog (Breton): rooster

Definitions

  1. rooster

Ancestry of “kog”, step by step

kog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic *kọg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*kọg
2LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
3Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
4EnglishCookA placename
5Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
6Middle High Germankochento cook
7Old High Germankohhōnto cook
8Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
9Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-

via Middle Breton coq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretoncoq
2Old Frenchcoccock
3Latincoccusberry; berry or grain
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Old French coque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoqueshell; a type of small boat
2Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti