Where does “Cookie” come from?
Cookie derives from English cook plus the diminutive suffix -y, from English cook, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gog.
Cookie (English): An endearing or condescending nickname
Definitions
- An endearing or condescending nickname
Ancestry of “Cookie”, step by step
Cookie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 2 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 4 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 7 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 8 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 9 | Latin | quoquo | ablative masculine singular of quisquis; ablative... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Dutch koekje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koekje | cookie |
| 2 | Dutch | koek | cookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | coeke | cake |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kuoko | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via English cucoloris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cucoloris | A device for casting shadows or silhouettes to... |