Where does “cookie” come from?

cookie (Polish) comes from English Cookie, from Dutch koekje, from Dutch koek, from Middle Dutch coeke, from Old Dutch kuoko, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

cookie (Polish): cookie, a packet of information sent by a server...

Definitions

  1. cookie, a packet of information sent by a server...

Ancestry of “cookie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCookieAn endearing or condescending nickname
2Dutchkoekjecookie
3Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
4Middle Dutchcoekecake
5Old Dutchkuoko—
6Proto-Germanickōkôcake
7Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →
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