Where does “kob” come from?

kob (Old Polish) comes from Middle High German kobe, from Old High German kubisi, from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic kubô — shed, hut; originally "wattle shed".

kob (Old Polish): pigpen

Definitions

  1. pigpen

Ancestry of “kob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankobeshed, sty; sty, shed
2Old High Germankubisihut, tent
3Proto-West Germanic*kobō
4Proto-Germanickubôshed, hut; originally "wattle shed"
Every word from Proto-Germanic kubôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kobōEvery word from Old High German kubisi