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Where does “couchynge” come from?

couchynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English couche, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

couchynge (Middle English): The laying down or installation of tiles; Lying...

Definitions

  1. The laying down or installation of tiles; Lying...

Ancestry of “couchynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcoucheA bed; A bedroom; the room where one sleeps in; A...
2Old Frenchcouche—
3Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
4Latincollocō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “couchynge”

  • couching
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