Where does “Kochmesser” come from?
Kochmesser (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.
Kochmesser (German): chef's knife
Definitions
- chef's knife
Ancestry of “Kochmesser”, step by step
Kochmesser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kōch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kōch | cook one who cooks; male or unspecified gender |
| 2 | Middle High German | koch | — |
| 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 | to cook; prepare food |
| 9 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 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 |
via German messer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | messer | knife |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |