Where does “cookie” come from?

cookie (Portuguese) 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 (Portuguese): cookie; an American-style cookie

Definitions

  1. cookie; an American-style cookie

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- →