Etymograph

English

cod

Cod comes from Middle English cod.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cod
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cod
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Middle English cod

Another origin of cod

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gew-‘to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gewt-‘pouch, sack’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kuddô‘bag’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*kuddōreconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150cod‘bag, pouch’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘cod, codfish’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English cod / cod

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