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Where does “koker” come from?

koker (Middle English) comes from Middle English coker, from Old English cocer, from Proto-Germanic kukur-, from Norwegian Nynorsk kur, from French cour, from Middle French court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs — whale, sea monster; abyss.

koker (Middle English): Alternative form of coker

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of coker

Ancestry of “koker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcokerA kind of leather leg coverings; A quiver
2Old Englishcocera quiver for arrows; a case, container; a sheath
3Proto-Germanickukur-—
4Norwegian Nynorskkura cure, treatment; court
5Frenchcourcourtyard, yard; court; following
6Middle Frenchcourtcourt
7Old Frenchcortcourt
8Latincōrs—
9Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
10Latinco-allomorph of con-
11Latincōn-—
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
19Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
20Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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