Where does “Köcherfliege” come from?
Köcherfliege (German) comes from German Köcher, from German kochen, 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.
Köcherfliege (German): caddis fly
Ancestry of “Köcherfliege”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Köcher | quiver |
| 2 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 4 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 7 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 8 | Latin | coquō | — |
| 9 | English | Cook | — |
| 10 | Middle English | cook | cook, chef, restauranteur; nourisher, nourishment |
| 11 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kokk | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kukkaz | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |