Where does “koektrommel” come from?

koektrommel (Dutch) 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.

koektrommel (Dutch): biscuit tin

Definitions

  1. biscuit tin

Ancestry of “koektrommel”, step by step

koektrommel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koek

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

via Dutch trommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrommeldrum, a type of percussion instrument; drum,...
2Middle Dutchtrommeldrum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →