Where does “קוכן” come from?

קוכן (Yiddish) 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.

קוכן (Yiddish): cake

Definitions

  1. cake

Ancestry of “קוכן”, 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 “קוכן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōkô →Every word from Old High German kuocho →