Where does “아재개그” come from?

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

아재개그 (Korean): dad joke

Definitions

  1. dad joke

Ancestry of “아재개그”, step by step

아재개그 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 아재

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean아재—
Every word from Middle English gaggen →Every word from English gag →Every word from Korean 개그 →