Where does “self-mockery” come from?
self-mockery (English) comes from English mockery, from Middle English mokkery, from Middle French mocquerie, from Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.
self-mockery (English): Teasing language or humor directed against oneself
Definitions
- Teasing language or humor directed against oneself
Ancestry of “self-mockery”, step by step
self-mockery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mockery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mockery | The action of mocking; ridicule, derision;... |
| 2 | Middle English | mokkery | — |
| 3 | Middle French | mocquerie | mockery; ridicule |
| 4 | Middle French | mocquer | to mock; to make fun of |
| 5 | Old French | moquer | to mock; to make fun of |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | mocken | to mumble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mukkijaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūg- | — |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |