Where does “Kochnische” come from?
Kochnische (German) comes 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, from English Cook — to bend, arch.
Kochnische (German): small kitchen-like area that's too small to be called a real kitchen, a kitchenette
Definitions
- small kitchen-like area that's too small to be called a real kitchen, a kitchenette
Ancestry of “Kochnische”, step by step
Kochnische traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kochen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 3 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kukaz | cook |
| 6 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 7 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 8 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 9 | Middle English | cook | cook, chef, restauranteur; nourisher, nourishment |
| 10 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kokk | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kukkaz | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via German Nische
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nische | niche |
| 2 | French | niche | niche; kennel; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | niche | — |
| 4 | Old French | niche | — |
| 5 | Old French | nichier | to nest |
| 6 | Latin | nīdus | nest |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |