Where does “kucher” come from?

kucher (Dutch) comes from Dutch kuchen, from Middle Dutch cuchen, from Proto-Germanic kuh- — to cough.

kucher (Dutch): a cougher

Definitions

  1. a cougher

Ancestry of “kucher”, step by step

kucher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kuchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuchento give out a dry and brief cough
2Middle Dutchcuchen—
3Proto-Germanickuh-to cough

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “kucher”

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