Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kokk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kukkaz.

Noun

*kokk m

cock, rooster, chicken
Synonym: *hanō

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kokk
Genitive	*kokkas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kokk	kokkō, kokkōs
Accusative	*kokk	*kokkā
Genitive	*kokkas	*kokkō
Dative	*kokkē	*kokkum
Instrumental	*kokku	*kokkum

Descendants

Old English: cocc, coc
- Middle English: cok, cocke, cock, kok, coke, cooke, cokke
  - English: cock
  - Scots: cock, cok
  - Yola: cuck
Old Dutch: *cocc
- Middle Dutch: cocke
  - Dutch: kok
→ Late Latin: coccus
- Old French: coc (see there for further descendants)

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