Where does “cocc” come from?

cocc (Old English) comes from Old Norse kǫkkr, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

cocc (Old English): cock, a male bird

Definitions

  1. cock, a male bird

Ancestry of “cocc”, step by step

cocc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kǫkkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekǫkkrclump; lump
2Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
3Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Proto-West Germanic kokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickokkcock, rooster, chicken

via Proto-Germanic *kokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kokk—

Words derived from “cocc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →Every word from Old Norse kǫkkr →