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Where does “gek” come from?

gek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch geck — madman.

gek (Dutch): crazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful

Definitions

  1. crazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful

Ancestry of “gek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgeckmadman

Words derived from “gek”

  • geek
  • geeky
  • gink
  • geekspeak
  • geekiness
  • geekdom
  • geck
  • technogeek
  • geekish
  • geekery
  • ubergeek
  • geekily
  • supergeek
  • cybergeek
  • nongeek
  • geeklike
  • geekfest
  • geekhood
  • geeksploitation
  • ultrageeky
  • geekosphere
  • geekwad
  • geekly
  • geekazoid
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