Where does “cocker” come from?
cocker (English) comes from Middle English coker, from Old English cocer, from Proto-Germanic kukur-, from Norwegian Nynorsk kur, from French cour, from Middle French court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs — whale, sea monster; abyss.
cocker (English): One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport...
Definitions
- One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport...
Ancestry of “cocker”, step by step
cocker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English coker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | coker | A kind of leather leg coverings; A quiver |
| 2 | Old English | cocer | a quiver for arrows; a case, container; a sheath |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kukur- | — |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kur | a cure, treatment; court |
| 5 | French | cour | courtyard, yard; court; following |
| 6 | Middle French | court | court (of law) |
| 7 | Old French | cort | court |
| 8 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 9 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 10 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 19 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 20 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via German Köcher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Köcher | quiver |
| 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 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 | Proto-West Germanic | kokk | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kukkaz | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |