English
Koch
Koch comes from German Koch ‘cook’, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti ‘to be cooking’, and ultimately from *pekʷ- ‘to cook’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to cook’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷeti‘to be cooking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷekʷō‘to cook’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*quoquōreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquō‘to cook’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcoquus‘a cook’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kok‘a cook’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050choch
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350koch
- Germanc. 1650–presentKoch‘cook’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to cook’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷeti‘to be cooking’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kʷekʷō‘to cook’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*quoquōreconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoquō‘to cook’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcoquus‘a cook’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kok‘a cook’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050choch
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350koch
- Germanc. 1650–presentKoch‘cook’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
Earliest quotation: 2019, Chris Cillizza, How the Koch brothers fundamentally changed modern politics: “It was a one-stop political and policy shop, a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to cook’
pumpkin, ricotta, quitter, peptic, dyspepsia, 14 more
through Latin coquō ‘to cook’
concoction, concoct, decoction, 6 more
through Late Latin coquus ‘a cook’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / Koch