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Where does “cocnian” come from?

cocnian (Old English) comes from Old English cōc, from Vulgar Latin cocus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn.

Ancestry of “cocnian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cocnian”

  • gecocnian
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