Where does “kokr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kokr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kokr”

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