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Where does “colchier” come from?

colchier (Old French) comes from Latin collocāre, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

colchier (Old French): Alternative form of couchier; to go to bed

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of couchier; to go to bed

Ancestry of “colchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollocāre—
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “colchier”

  • quilt
  • quilting
  • quoits
  • quoit
  • quilter
  • bedquilt
  • quiltmaking
  • quiltmaker
  • quilty
  • quiltlike
  • quoiter
  • nanoquilt
  • culcita
  • acolchado
  • acolchar
  • colcha
  • acolchonar
  • colchonero
  • colchón
  • colchar
  • coltrice
  • coltre
  • couette
  • Kolter
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