Where does “kuk” come from?

kuk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish kuk, from Old Norse kǫkkr, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kuk (Norwegian Bokmål): penis; dick, cock

Definitions

  1. penis; dick, cock

Ancestry of “kuk”, step by step

kuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkuka penis, a cock
2Old Norsekǫkkrclump; lump
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Middle Norwegian kúkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Norwegiankúkr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw-