Where does “cock” come from?
I can't write this etymology in good faith. The chain provided contains only alternating repetitions of "English cocking" and "English ten" with no actual etymological information—no source languages, no meaning development, and no legitimate linguistic pathway.
A valid etymology sentence requires:
- An actual origin language (Latin, Proto-Germanic, Old Norse, etc.)
- Real semantic development showing how meaning changed
- Legitimate intermediate forms
I'd be happy to write an accurate etymology sentence if you can provide a genuine etymological chain for "cock."
cock (English): A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for...
Definitions
- A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for...
Ancestry of “cock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 2 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 4 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 5 | Latin | coquō | — |
| 6 | English | Cook | — |
| 7 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 8 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 9 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 11 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “cock”