Where does “Chefkoch” come from?

Chefkoch (German) comes from German kōch, from Middle High German koch, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō — to bend, arch.

Chefkoch (German): chef, head chef, head cook

Definitions

  1. chef, head chef, head cook

Ancestry of “Chefkoch”, step by step

Chefkoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankōchcook one who cooks; male or unspecified gender
2Middle High Germankoch
3Middle High Germankochento cook
4Old High Germankohhōnto cook
5Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
6Proto-Germanickukazcook
7LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
8Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
9EnglishCookA placename
10Middle Englishcookcook, chef, restauranteur; nourisher, nourishment
11Old Englishcōca cook
12Proto-West Germanickokkcock, rooster, chicken
13Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
14Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via German Chef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChefboss, chief
2Frenchchefhead; article, principal point; principal motive,...
3Middle Frenchchiefhead
4Old Frenchchiefhead; leader, chief; front
5Vulgar Latincapumhead, chief; head
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kokk