Where does “donkeycock” come from?
donkeycock (English) comes from English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.
donkeycock (English): Alternative spelling of donkey cock
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of donkey cock
Ancestry of “donkeycock”, step by step
donkeycock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 5 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 6 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 7 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 8 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 9 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 10 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 12 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English donkey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donkey | a domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar... |
| 2 | Middle English | donekie | a miniature dun horse |
| 3 | Middle English | don | To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,... |
| 4 | Old English | dōn | to do |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |