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Where does “cycen” come from?

cycen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen.

Ancestry of “cycen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
2Latincocīna—
3Latincoquīna—
4Latincoquīnus—
5LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
6Latincoquō—
7EnglishCook—
8Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
9Middle High Germankochento cook
10Old High Germankohhōnto cook
11Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
12Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
16Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “cycen”

  • kitchen
  • kitchenette
  • kitchenware
  • kitchenmaid
  • kitchener
  • kitchenward
  • kitchenless
  • kitcheny
  • kitchenhand
  • kitchenful
  • minikitchen
  • kitchenlike
  • kitchenry
  • kitchendom
  • nonkitchen
  • kitchenness
  • kitchenscape
  • kitchenet
  • kitchen cabinet
  • kuchen
  • kytchen
  • kichene
  • kychyn
  • cistin
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