Where does “puckery” come from?

puckery (English) comes from English pucker, from English poke, from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

puckery (English): Very sour, so that the lips pucker; Inclined to...

Definitions

  1. Very sour, so that the lips pucker; Inclined to...

Ancestry of “puckery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuckerTo pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to...
2EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
3Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
4Anglo-Normanpokesack
5Frankish*pokō—
6Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “puckery”

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