Where does “quiche” come from?

Quiche comes from French quiche, derived from French quicher, which developed from French esquicher, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European gog through Latin -are formations.

quiche (English): A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a...

Definitions

  1. A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a...

Ancestry of “quiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquichequiche; slap; blow, strike; first-person singular...
2Central GermanKüeche
3Middle High Germankuoche
4Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
5Proto-Germanickōkôcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “quiche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg-Every word from Proto-Germanic kōkôEvery word from Old High German kuocho