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

  1. Alternative spelling of donkey cock

Ancestry of “donkeycock”, step by step

donkeycock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcockA male bird, "especially:"; A valve or tap for...
2Middle Englishcokrooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic...
3Old Englishcōca cook
4Vulgar Latincocus
5LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
6Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
7EnglishCookA placename
8Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
9Middle High Germankochento cook
10Old High Germankohhōnto cook
11Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
12Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-

via English donkey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdonkeya domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar...
2Middle Englishdonekiea miniature dun horse
3Middle EnglishdonTo do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...
4Old Englishdōnto do
5Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
6Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti