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Etymology of the English word cook

the English word cook
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *koluz

Derivations in English

cooker, cookhouse, cookoff, cookshack, cookshop, cookstove, cooktop, cookware, precook, cookbook, cooking, cookout, cookery, cooked

Derivations in other languages

Portuguese cuca

Cognates

Dutch kok, Dutch koken, French cuire, German Kobolz, German kochen, Icelandic kokkur, Icelandic kokka, Italian cuocere, Norwegian kokk, Norwegian koke, Provençal cozer, Spanish cocer, Swedish kock, Swedish koka

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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