Where does “gago” come from?

gago (Esperanto) comes from English gag, from Middle English gaggen.

gago (Esperanto): gag, joke

Definitions

  1. gag, joke

Ancestry of “gago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
2Middle Englishgaggen—
Every word from Middle English gaggen →Every word from English gag →