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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
2Middle Englishmokken—
3Old Frenchmocquer—
4Middle Dutchmockento mumble
5Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →