Where does “yokelry” come from?
yokelry (English) comes from English yokel, from German Jökel.
yokelry (English): A class of rural, uneducated, or unsophisticated people; rubes; peasants; the hoi polloi
Definitions
- A class of rural, uneducated, or unsophisticated people; rubes; peasants; the hoi polloi
Ancestry of “yokelry”, step by step
yokelry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yokel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yokel | An unsophisticated person; A person of rural... |
| 2 | German | Jökel | — |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |