Where does “mockably” come from?

mockably (English) comes from English mockable, from English mock, from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mockably (English): In a way that deserves or encourages ridicule

Definitions

  1. In a way that deserves or encourages ridicule

Ancestry of “mockably”, step by step

mockably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mockable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmockableAble to be mocked
2EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
3Middle Englishmokken—
4Old Frenchmocquer—
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →