Where does “magadh” come from?

magadh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish magad, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

magadh (Irish): mocking; mockery, ridicule; joking

Definitions

  1. mocking; mockery, ridicule; joking

Ancestry of “magadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmagadmocking, jeering
2Middle Dutchmockento mumble
3Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “magadh”

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