Where does “skutch” come from?
skutch (English) comes from Italian scocciare, from Italian coccio, from Latin coctio, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
skutch (English): A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother
Definitions
- A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother
Ancestry of “skutch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scocciare | to annoy, to bother, to pester |
| 2 | Italian | coccio | earthenware crock; shard |
| 3 | Latin | coctio | cooking; digestion |
| 4 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 5 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 6 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 7 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 8 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 11 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 12 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 13 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |