Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “koke” come from?

koke (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German kȫkene, from Old Saxon kukina, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō.

Ancestry of “koke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankȫkene—
2Old Saxonkukina—
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 “koke”

  • Kook
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