kogge
See also: Kogge
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Etymology edit
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 edit
kogge f (plural koggen, diminutive koggetje n)
- (historical) cog (clinker-built, flat-bottomed sailing cargo ship of the Middle Ages)