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

Every word from Middle Dutch geck