Where does “cookroom” come from?
cookroom (English) comes from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.
cookroom (English): A kitchen or room for cookery; The galley or...
Definitions
- A kitchen or room for cookery; The galley or...
Ancestry of “cookroom”, step by step
cookroom traces back through two 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 English room
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | room | Opportunity or scope; Space "for" something, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | roum | A space or area; A room |
| 3 | Old English | rūm | room, space; roomy, spacious, ample, extensive,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |