Where does “cod” come from?

cod (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “cod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
2Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
3Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cod

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-