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Where does “Küeche” come from?

Küeche (Rhine Franconian) comes from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

Küeche (Rhine Franconian): cake

Definitions

  1. cake

Ancestry of “Küeche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankuoche—
2Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
3Proto-Germanickōkôcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “Küeche”

  • quiche
  • quichelike
  • quiche
  • киш
  • quiche
  • quiche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →