Where does “quiche” come from?

quiche (Finnish) comes from French quiche, from Central German Küeche, from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

quiche (Finnish): quiche type of pie

Definitions

  1. quiche type of pie

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