Where does “gecocsian” come from?
gecocsian (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.
gecocsian (Old English): to cook; to fry
Ancestry of “gecocsian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cōc | a cook |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cocus | — |
| 3 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 4 | Latin | coquō | — |
| 5 | English | Cook | — |
| 6 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 7 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 8 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 10 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |