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Where does “gecocnian” come from?

gecocnian (Old English) comes from Old English cōcnian, 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.

gecocnian (Old English): to season food

Definitions

  1. to season food

Ancestry of “gecocnian”, step by step

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