Where does “koker” come from?

koker (English) comes from Dutch koker, from Dutch koken, from Middle Dutch cōken, from Old Dutch kokon, from Old Saxon kokōn, from Latin cocō, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.

koker (English): A sluice

Definitions

  1. A sluice

Ancestry of “koker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkokertube, cylinder, cylindrical case, quiver; Someone...
2Dutchkokento cook, boil; to seethe, boil with anger
3Middle Dutchcōkento cook
4Old Dutchkokon
5Old Saxonkokōn
6Latincocōattested from the third century CE
7Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
8EnglishCookA placename
9Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
10Middle High Germankochento cook
11Old High Germankohhōnto cook
12Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
13Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
17Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-