Where does “Gag” come from?

Gag (German) comes from English gag, from Middle English gaggen.

Gag (German): gag (a joke or other mischievous prank)

Definitions

  1. gag (a joke or other mischievous prank)

Ancestry of “Gag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
2Middle Englishgaggen—

Words derived from “Gag”

Every word from Middle English gaggen →Every word from English gag →