Where does “kod” come from?

kod (Swedish) comes from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kod (Swedish): code; a very short abbreviation; code; a set of...

Definitions

  1. code; a very short abbreviation; code; a set of...

Ancestry of “kod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
2Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
3Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
4Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
6Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kod

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-