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Where does “Kuch” come from?

Kuch (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

Kuch (Luxembourgish): cake

Definitions

  1. cake

Ancestry of “Kuch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankuoche—
2Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
3Proto-Germanickōkôcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “Kuch”

  • Kuchen
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