Where does “曲奇餅” come from?
曲奇餅 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 曲奇, from English Cookie, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz.
曲奇餅 (Chinese): cookie
Definitions
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Ancestry of “曲奇餅”, step by step
曲奇餅 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 曲奇
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 曲奇 | cookie |
| 2 | English | Cookie | An endearing or condescending nickname |
| 3 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 4 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 5 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 6 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 9 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 10 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 11 | Latin | quoquo | ablative masculine singular of quisquis; ablative... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Chinese 餅
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 餅 | — |