Where does “wagecuck” come from?
wagecuck (English) comes from English cuck, from English cuckold, from Middle English cokolde, from Old French cucuault, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
wagecuck (English): A person who works a mindless, low-paying job
Definitions
- A person who works a mindless, low-paying job
Ancestry of “wagecuck”, step by step
wagecuck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cuck | A cuckold; A weakling; One who acts against one's... |
| 2 | English | cuckold | A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | cokolde | — |
| 4 | Old French | cucuault | a cuckold |
| 5 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 6 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via English wage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wage | An amount of money paid to a worker for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | wage | A wage; earnings; Money reserved for the payment... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | wage | wave; Alternative form of gage |
| 4 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |