Where does “quicher” come from?

quicher (French) 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.

quicher (French): to throw up, to puke, to upchuck; to force...

Definitions

  1. to throw up, to puke, to upchuck; to force...

Ancestry of “quicher”, step by step

quicher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French quiche

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

via French esquicher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchesquicherTo squeeze
2Occitanesquicharto press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōkô →Every word from Old High German kuocho →
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