Where does “Göök” come from?

Göök (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German gôk, from Old Saxon gōk, from Proto-West Germanic gauk, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

Göök (German Low German): A buffoon; clown; A fool; jester; A quipster;...

Definitions

  1. A buffoon; clown; A fool; jester; A quipster;...

Ancestry of “Göök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangôk—
2Old Saxongōk—
3Proto-West Germanicgaukcuckoo
4Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaukaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gauk →