Where does “goky” come from?

goky (Middle English) comes from Middle English goke, from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

goky (Middle English): A simpleton or idiot

Definitions

  1. A simpleton or idiot

Ancestry of “goky”, step by step

goky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English goke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgokecuckoo
2Old Norsegaukrcuckoo
3Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—

via Middle English gok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgokcuckoo

Words derived from “goky”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaukaz →Every word from Old Norse gaukr →