Where does “Kicheschank” come from?

Kicheschank (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Kich, from Middle High German küche, from Old High German chuhhina, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus.

Kicheschank (Pennsylvania German): kitchen cupboard

Definitions

  1. kitchen cupboard

Ancestry of “Kicheschank”, step by step

Kicheschank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Kich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanKichkitchen
2Middle High Germanküche
3Old High Germanchuhhinakitchen
4Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
5Latincocīnakitchen
6Latincoquīnacooking; art of cookery
7Latincoquīnuscook's
8LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
9Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
10EnglishCookA placename
11Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
12Middle High Germankochento cook
13Old High Germankohhōnto cook
14Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
15Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
19Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-

via Pennsylvania German Schank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSchankcupboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti