Where does “vergagt” come from?

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

vergagt (German): joky, jocular; gimmicky

Definitions

  1. joky, jocular; gimmicky

Ancestry of “vergagt”, step by step

vergagt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaggag (a joke or other mischievous prank)
2EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
3Middle Englishgaggen

via German T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanT(on license plates of government cars)

via German ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver
Every word from Middle English gaggenEvery word from English gagEvery word from German Gag