Where does “cockblocker” come from?
cockblocker (English) comes from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.
cockblocker (English): one who cockblocks
Definitions
- one who cockblocks
Ancestry of “cockblocker”, step by step
cockblocker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cock | A male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for... |
| 2 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 3 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 5 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 6 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 7 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 8 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 9 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 10 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 12 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English blocker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blocker | Agent noun of block; something that blocks... |
| 2 | German | blocken | to block |
| 3 | German | block | bloc |
| 4 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |