Where does “kockkniv” come from?
kockkniv (Swedish) comes from Swedish kock, from Dutch kok, from Middle Dutch coc, from Latin coquus, from Latin coquō, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen.
kockkniv (Swedish): chef's knife
Definitions
- chef's knife
Ancestry of “kockkniv”, step by step
kockkniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kock | cook |
| 2 | Dutch | kok | cook, chef |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | coc | — |
| 4 | Latin | coquus | A cook; person who makes food |
| 5 | Latin | coquō | to cook; prepare food |
| 6 | English | Cook | A placename |
| 7 | German | kochen | to cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred... |
| 8 | Middle High German | kochen | to cook |
| 9 | Old High German | kohhōn | to cook |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kukōną | to cook |
| 11 | Latin | coquere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kʷekʷō | to cook |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |