An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Köcher

by Friedrich Kluge

Köcher, m., ‘quiver,’ from MidHG. kocher, OHG. chohhar, m., ‘quiver,’ yet also generally ‘receptacle’ with the variants, MidHG. kochœre, OHG. chohhâri, MidHG. koger, keger, with an abnormal g apparently in harmony with the obscure OIc. kǫgurr ‘quiver’?), preserved only in kǫgursweinn, kǫgurbarn; OIc. kǫgurr, ‘quilted counterpane, coverlet,’ is an entirely different word, and is connected with a remarkable G. form Köcher, ‘cover.’ AS. cocur, MidE. coker, ‘quiver’; also in MidE. and E. quiver, from OFr. cuivre, which is again derived from the Teut. word (Teut. kokro-, whence MidLat. cucurum, ‘quiver’).