Where does “mommick” come from?
mommick (English) comes from English mammock, from English -ock, from Middle English -ok, from Old English -oc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.
mommick (English): To harass or bother; To beat up or rough up; To...
Definitions
- To harass or bother; To beat up or rough up; To...
Ancestry of “mommick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammock | A shapeless piece; a fragment; To tear to pieces |
| 2 | English | -ock | Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ok | suffix forming diminutives of nouns |
| 4 | Old English | -oc | noun suffix used to form descriptive names from... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |