Where does “mockfully” come from?

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

mockfully (English): mockingly

Definitions

  1. mockingly

Ancestry of “mockfully”, step by step

mockfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mockful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmockfulmocking
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →