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Where does “keech” come from?

keech (English) comes from Middle English kechel, from Old English *cēċel, from Proto-West Germanic *kōkil.

keech (English): A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher

Definitions

  1. A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher

Ancestry of “keech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkechel—
2Old English*cēċel—
3Proto-West Germanic*kōkil—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kōkil →