Where does “moquerie” come from?

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

moquerie (French): mockery; joking; jesting

Definitions

  1. mockery; joking; jesting

Ancestry of “moquerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of someone; to be...
2Middle Frenchmocquerto mock; to make fun of
3Old Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of
4Middle Dutchmockento mumble
5Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →