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Where does “kytchen” come from?

kytchen (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.

Ancestry of “kytchen”, 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 “kytchen”

  • 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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