Where does “bemock” come from?
bemock (English) comes from English mock, from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.
bemock (English): To ridicule or mock; To mock repeatedly; flout;...
Definitions
- To ridicule or mock; To mock repeatedly; flout;...
Ancestry of “bemock”, step by step
bemock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mock | An imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,... |
| 2 | Middle English | mokken | — |
| 3 | Old French | mocquer | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mocken | to mumble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mukkijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mūg- | — |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |