Where does “gaggery” come from?

gaggery (English) comes from English gag, from Middle English gaggen.

gaggery (English): The use of gags or jokes

Definitions

  1. The use of gags or jokes

Ancestry of “gaggery”, step by step

gaggery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
2Middle Englishgaggen—

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Middle English gaggen →Every word from English gag →