Where does “cosset” come from?

cosset (English) comes from Catalan cos, from Old Occitan cors, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

cosset (English): To treat like a pet; to overly indulge; To...

Definitions

  1. To treat like a pet; to overly indulge; To...

Ancestry of “cosset”, step by step

cosset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancosbody; body, corpse
2Old Occitancorsbody
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Middle English cotsete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcotsete—
2Old Englishcotsǣtacottager
3Old Englishcotcottage
4Proto-Germanickuttôcowl, woolen cloth, coat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangudnó-—

Words derived from “cosset”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →