Where does “kekkur” come from?

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

kekkur (Icelandic): lump

Definitions

  1. lump

Ancestry of “kekkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickökkurlump, clod
2Old Norsekǫkkrclump; lump
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →Every word from Old Norse kǫkkr →