Where does “kokmeeuw” come from?
kokmeeuw (Dutch) comes from Dutch kok, from Middle Dutch coc, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn.
kokmeeuw (Dutch): black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Definitions
- black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Ancestry of “kokmeeuw”, step by step
kokmeeuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kok | cook, chef |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | coc | — |
| 3 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 4 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 5 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 6 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 7 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 8 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 10 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |