Where does “몸개그” come from?

몸개그 (Korean) comes from Korean 개그, from English gag, from Middle English gaggen.

몸개그 (Korean): slapstick

Definitions

  1. slapstick

Ancestry of “몸개그”, step by step

몸개그 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개그

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개그joke
2EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
3Middle Englishgaggen—

via Korean 몸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean몸body; health
2Old Korean身萬—
Every word from Middle English gaggen →