Where does “kokerrok” come from?
kokerrok (Dutch) comes from Dutch koker, from Dutch koken, from Middle Dutch cōken, from Old Dutch kokon, from Old Saxon kokōn, from Latin cocō, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.
kokerrok (Dutch): pencil skirt
Definitions
- pencil skirt
Ancestry of “kokerrok”, step by step
kokerrok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch koker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koker | tube, cylinder, cylindrical case, quiver; Someone... |
| 2 | Dutch | koken | to cook, boil; to seethe, boil with anger |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cōken | to cook |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kokon | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | kokōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | cocō | attested from the third century CE |
| 7 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 8 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 9 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 10 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 11 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 13 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Dutch rok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rok | skirt; full dress, white tie; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roc | — |
| 3 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 4 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |