Where does “coxcombed” come from?

coxcombed (English) comes from English coxcomb, from Middle English cokke, from Old English cocc, from Old Norse kǫkkr, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

Ancestry of “coxcombed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoxcombThe cap of a court jester, adorned with a red...
2Middle Englishcokkehaycock, haystack; cockle, shellfish; Alternative...
3Old Englishcocccock, a male bird
4Old Norsekǫkkrclump; lump
5Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
6Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
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