Where does “kuchen” come from?
kuchen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cuchen, from Proto-Germanic kuh- — to cough.
kuchen (Dutch): to give out a dry and brief cough
Definitions
- to give out a dry and brief cough
Ancestry of “kuchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cuchen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kuh- | to cough |