Where does “geck” come from?

geck (English) comes from Dutch gek, from Middle Dutch geck — madman.

geck (English): scorn; derision; contempt; Fool; idiot; imbecile;...

Definitions

  1. scorn; derision; contempt; Fool; idiot; imbecile;...

Ancestry of “geck”, step by step

geck traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
2Middle Dutchgeckmadman

via German geck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeckdandy, fop, poser vain, narcissistic man
2Middle Low Germangeckfool

via Low German geck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germangeck—

Words derived from “geck”

Every word from Middle Dutch geck →Every word from Dutch gek →