Where does “Kooj” come from?

Kooj (Low German) comes from Middle Low German kōje, from Middle Dutch coye, from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Kooj (Low German): cabin; berth sleeping room on a ship

Definitions

  1. cabin; berth sleeping room on a ship

Ancestry of “Kooj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankōje—
2Middle Dutchcoye—
3Latincaveahollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,...
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
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