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Where does “kychyn” come from?

kychyn (Middle English) comes from Old English cyċen, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook.

kychyn (Middle English): kitchen; cooking, cuisine

Definitions

  1. kitchen; cooking, cuisine

Ancestry of “kychyn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kychyn”

  • kitchen
  • kitchenette
  • kitchenware
  • kitchenmaid
  • kitchener
  • kitchenward
  • kitchenless
  • kitcheny
  • kitchenhand
  • kitchenful
  • minikitchen
  • kitchenlike
  • kitchenry
  • kitchendom
  • nonkitchen
  • kitchenness
  • kitchenscape
  • kitchenet
  • kitchen cabinet
  • ikhishi
  • kitsen
  • kichin
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