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Where does “kuchen” come from?

kuchen (Middle English) comes from Old English cycen, from Old English cyċene, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.

Ancestry of “kuchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishcycenAlternative form of cyċene; Alternative form of...
2Old Englishcyċene—
3Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
4Latincocīna—
5Latincoquīna—
6Latincoquīnus—
7LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
8Latincoquō—
9EnglishCook—
10Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
11Middle High Germankochento cook
12Old High Germankohhōnto cook
13Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
14Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “kuchen”

  • kitchen
  • kitchenette
  • kitchenware
  • kitchenmaid
  • kitchener
  • kitchenward
  • kitchenless
  • kitcheny
  • kitchenhand
  • kitchenful
  • minikitchen
  • kitchenlike
  • kitchenry
  • kitchendom
  • nonkitchen
  • kitchenness
  • kitchenscape
  • kitchenet
  • kitchen cabinet
  • cistin
  • cisteanach
  • ikhishi
  • cisten
  • cistenach
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