Where does “mockery” come from?

Mockery comes from Old French mokerie, a noun derived from the verb moker meaning to mock or deride.

mockery (English): The action of mocking; ridicule, derision;...

Definitions

  1. The action of mocking; ridicule, derision;...

Ancestry of “mockery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmokkery—
2Middle Frenchmocqueriemockery; ridicule
3Middle Frenchmocquerto mock; to make fun of
4Old Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mockery”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →