Where does “cokkou” come from?

cokkou (Middle English) comes from Old French cucu, from Latin cuculus — cuckoo; a term of reproach.

cokkou (Middle English): The cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes

Definitions

  1. The cuckoo; The sound a cuckoo makes

Ancestry of “cokkou”, step by step

cokkou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cucu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcucucuckoo
2Latincuculuscuckoo; a term of reproach

via Old French cocu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcocu

Words derived from “cokkou

Every word from Latin cuculusEvery word from Old French cucu
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