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Where does “couche” come from?

couche (Middle English) comes from Old French couche, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

couche (Middle English): A bed; A bedroom; the room where one sleeps in; A...

Definitions

  1. A bed; A bedroom; the room where one sleeps in; A...

Ancestry of “couche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcouche—
2Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
3Latincollocō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “couche”

  • couch
  • couching
  • couchless
  • couchlike
  • couchside
  • couchbound
  • cwtch
  • couchable
  • couch doctor
  • couchful
  • couchlock
  • recouch
  • couch potato
  • couchness
  • Couch
  • カウチ
  • kauč
  • кауч
  • couchynge
  • 카우치
  • cwtsh
  • gauč
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