cod
Middle English
/ˈkɔd(ə)/, /kɔd/
noun
Definitions
- A seedpod; a plant's natural casing for its seeds.
- A scrotum, ballsack; a case for the testicles.
- A pillow or cushion; a piece of cushioning.
- (rare) A sack or pouch; a case for items.
- (rare) The gullet, windpipe or esophagus.
- (rare) The chest or stomach region.
- (rare) A ball bearing; a metal ball acting to cushion.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English codd (bag, cod, pouch, husk, scrotum) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kuddô derived from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (sack, pouch) borrowed from Old Danish kodde borrowed from Old Norse koddi.
Origin
Old Norse
koddi
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cod English
- codder English
- codfish English
- codfishery English
- codhead English
- codless English
- codlet English
- codlike English
- codline English
- codling English
- codology English
- codpiece English
- codswallop English
- cuttle English
- lingcod English
- peascod English
- seedcod English
- *geu Proto-Indo-European
- *gewt- Proto-Indo-European
- *kuddaz Proto-Germanic
- *kuddô Proto-Germanic
- *kudilǭ Proto-Germanic
- cod Old English
- codd Old English
- coddas Old English
- cudele Old English
- codde Middle English
- coddes Middle English
- pese Middle English
- pesecod Middle English
- koddi Old Norse
- koddi Icelandic
- còd Welsh
- codde Middle Dutch
- koddi Faroese
- kott Estonian
- kodde Old Swedish
- cod Scots
- kodde Old Danish