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

  1. to give out a dry and brief cough

Ancestry of “kuchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcuchen—
2Proto-Germanickuh-to cough

Words derived from “kuchen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kuh- →Every word from Middle Dutch cuchen →