Where does “gook” come from?
gook (English) comes from Middle Low German gôk, from Old Saxon gōk, from Proto-West Germanic gauk, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.
gook (English): A person of Far Eastern or Oceanian descent,...
Definitions
- A person of Far Eastern or Oceanian descent,...
Ancestry of “gook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | gôk | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gōk | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gauk | cuckoo |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaukaz | cuckoo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰAuǵ- | — |
Words derived from “gook”