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Where does “cowche” come from?

cowche (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,...

cowche (Middle English): Alternative form of couchen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of couchen

Ancestry of “cowche”, 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 “cowche”

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