Where does “moquer” come from?

moquer (French) comes from Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

moquer (French): to mock; to make fun of someone; to be...

Definitions

  1. to mock; to make fun of someone; to be...

Ancestry of “moquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmocquerto mock; to make fun of
2Old Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of
3Middle Dutchmockento mumble
4Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “moquer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →