Where does “cuckery” come from?
cuckery (English) comes from English cuck, from English cuckold, from Middle English cokolde, from Old French cucuault, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
cuckery (English): cuckoldry
Definitions
- cuckoldry
Ancestry of “cuckery”, step by step
cuckery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cuck | A cuckold; A weakling; One who acts against one's... |
| 2 | English | cuckold | A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | cokolde | — |
| 4 | Old French | cucuault | a cuckold |
| 5 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 6 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |