Reconstruction:Old English/cocc

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *coc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kokk, from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, bulge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kokk/, [kok]

Noun

*cocc m

  1. pile, heap, stack
  2. hillock

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative *cocc *coccas
accusative *cocc *coccas
genitive *cocces *cocca
dative *cocce *coccum

Usage notes

  • Attested only in placenames.

Derived terms

  • Sċitecocc
  • Weġcocc
    • Middle English: Weycock
      • ⇒ English: Weycock Hill
  • Wicoc/Wicot
    • Middle English: Witecoc, Wittok, Withcoc, Wythcoc, Withcok, Wytecok, Wythkoc, Wytcoc, Wythcoke, Wythecok, Wytecot, Withekote
      • English: Withcote

Descendants

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