kogge

See also: Kogge

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cogghe, from Proto-Germanic *kuggō (compare German Kogge (“cogboat”), Swedish kogg (“cogboat”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gugā (“hump, ball”) (compare Lithuanian gugà (“pommel, hump, hill”)), from *gēu- (“to bend, arch”).

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Noun

kogge m or f (plural koggen, diminutive koggetje n)

  1. cog (a sailing cargo ship of the Hanse)
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