Where does “cockboat” come from?

cockboat (English) comes from English cog, from Middle English cogge, from Proto-Germanic kuggō, from Proto-Indo-European gugā, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

cockboat (English): A small rowing boat, especially one pulled behind...

Definitions

  1. A small rowing boat, especially one pulled behind...

Ancestry of “cockboat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcogA tooth on a gear; A gear; a cogwheel; An...
2Middle Englishcogge—
3Proto-Germanickuggō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangugāhump, ball
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gugā →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggō →