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