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Where does “mock” come from?

Mock comes from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken.

mock (English): An imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...

Definitions

  1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...

Ancestry of “mock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmokken—
2Old Frenchmocquer—
3Middle Dutchmockento mumble
4Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mock”

  • mocking
  • mockingly
  • mocker
  • mockingbird
  • mocketh
  • mockheroic
  • mockest
  • mockage
  • mockable
  • bemock
  • mockful
  • mockish
  • unmockable
  • mockworthy
  • mockably
  • mock fish
  • mokailla
  • mokata
  • moko
  • mokado
  • moki
  • mokinda
  • mokridi
  • moke
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