Where does “Teekocher” come from?
Teekocher (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.
Teekocher (German): an electric kettle, especially when chiefly used to make tea (or coffee)
Definitions
- an electric kettle, especially when chiefly used to make tea (or coffee)
Ancestry of “Teekocher”, step by step
Teekocher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Köcher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |