Where does “kökkur” come from?

kökkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kǫkkr, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kökkur (Icelandic): lump, clod

Definitions

  1. lump, clod

Ancestry of “kökkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekǫkkrclump; lump
2Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
3Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kökkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →Every word from Old Norse kǫkkr →