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

kǫkkr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kukkaz

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

via Proto-Germanic kankuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickankuz—

Words derived from “kǫkkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkaz →