Verb

kochen

Translation

to cook, to boil

Ich koche heute Abend Pasta.

I'm cooking pasta this evening.

Das Wasser für den Tee kocht.

The water for the tea is boiling.

Sie kocht vor Wut.

She is boiling with rage.

((sth.)) to cook (sth.) I am cooking a soup.

(intransitive) to boil The water is boiling.

((for sb.)) to cook for (sb.) She is cooking for her family.

braten (to fry/roast), backen (to bake), sieden (to boil/simmer)

From Old High German 'kohhon', related to Latin 'coquere' (to cook) and English 'cook'.

Sounds very similar to 'cook'. Imagine a 'Koch' (cook) 'kochen' (cooking) in the 'Küche' (kitchen).