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Where does “kǫkkr” come from?

kǫkkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kǫkkr (Old Norse): clump; lump

Definitions

  1. clump; lump

Ancestry of “kǫkkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
2Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “kǫkkr”

  • coxcomb
  • coxcombry
  • coxcombical
  • coxcombly
  • coxcombically
  • coxcombic
  • coxcombicality
  • cokke
  • -cocc
  • kökkur
  • kekkur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →