"to void excrement," mid-15c., cukken, from Old Norse kuka "feces," from PIE root *kakka- "to defecate." From 1610s as "to put in the cucking-stool." Related: Cucked; cucking.
cubic
cubicle
Cubism
cubit
cuboid
cuck
cucking-stool
cuckold
cuckoldry
cuckoo
cucumber