Where does “mockingly” come from?

Mockingly derives from English mock plus the Old English adverbial suffix -līċ, itself from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, with mock coming from Middle Dutch mocken, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.

mockingly (English): Said, written, or done with the intent to mock,...

Definitions

  1. Said, written, or done with the intent to mock,...

Ancestry of “mockingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmockingPresent participle and gerund of mock; mockery;...
2EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
3Middle Englishmokken—
4Old Frenchmocquer—
5Middle Dutchmockento mumble
6Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →