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Where does “Küche” come from?

Küche (German) comes from Middle High German küche, from Old High German chuhhina, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.

Küche (German): kitchen; cuisine

Definitions

  1. kitchen; cuisine

Ancestry of “Küche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanküche—
2Old High Germanchuhhinakitchen
3Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
4Latincocīna—
5Latincoquīna—
6Latincoquīnus—
7LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
8Latincoquō—
9EnglishCook—
10Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
11Middle High Germankochento cook
12Old High Germankohhōnto cook
13Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
14Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “Küche”

  • Küchengerät
  • Einbauküche
  • Suppenküche
  • Küchenmaschine
  • Hexenküche
  • Küchenreibe
  • Küchenschrank
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