Where does “keck” come from?

keck (English) comes from Manx keck, from Old Irish caccaid, from Old Irish cacc, from Proto-Celtic kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.

keck (English): To retch or heave as if to vomit; The cow...

Definitions

  1. To retch or heave as if to vomit; The cow...

Ancestry of “keck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxkeckfaeces, excrement, defecation; droppings; dung,...
2Old Irishcaccaidexcretes
3Old Irishcaccdung, excrement
4Proto-Celtickakkāshit, excrement
5Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate

Words derived from “keck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kakka- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kakkā →Every word from Old Irish cacc →