Where does “cokswain” come from?
cokswain (Middle English) comes from Middle English cok, from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen.
cokswain (Middle English): cockswain, helmsman
Definitions
- cockswain, helmsman
Ancestry of “cokswain”, step by step
cokswain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English cok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cok | rooster, cock; rooster crest, comb; heraldic... |
| 2 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 4 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 5 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 6 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 7 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 8 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 9 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 11 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |