Where does “koek” come from?

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

koek (Dutch): cookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...

Definitions

  1. cookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...

Ancestry of “koek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoekecake
2Old Dutchkuoko
3Proto-Germanickōkôcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “koek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg-
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