coeke

coeke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kuoko, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô.

Noun

coeke m

cake

Inflection

Weak masculine noun
	singular	plural
nominative	coeke	coeken
accusative	coeke	coeken
genitive	coeken	coeken
dative	coeke	coeken

Alternative forms

couke
coec

Descendants

Dutch: koek
- Afrikaans: koek
  - → Sotho: kuku
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kuku
- Jersey Dutch: kuk
- → Sranan Tongo: kuku
  - → Lokono: kuku
  - → Aukan: kuku
  - → Caribbean Hindustani: kuku
  - → Caribbean Javanese: kuku
  - → Kwinti: kúku
  - → Saramaccan: kúku
- ⇒ Dutch: koekje, koekie (colloquial) (diminutive)
  - → Ambonese Malay: kukis
  - → English: cookie (see there for further descendants)
  - → Kupang Malay: kukis
  - → Manado Malay: kukis
  - → Tamil: கொக்கிஸ் (kokkis)
  - Negerhollands: koeki, kuki, kukkie
Limburgish: kook
→ Bourguignon: couque
→ French: couque
- French: cocagne
  - →? English: Cockaigne
→ Picard: couque

Further reading

Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “coeke”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN