Where does “guckling” come from?
guckling (English) comes from English guck, from English muck, from Scottish Gaelic muc, from Old Irish mucc, from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
guckling (English): A young or miniature guck
Definitions
- A young or miniature guck
Ancestry of “guckling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | guck | The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck; An... |
| 2 | English | muck | mud, sludge; Soft manure; Anything filthy or... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | muc | pig; sow |
| 4 | Old Irish | mucc | pig, sow |
| 5 | Persian | موش | mouse; rat |
| 6 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |