Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “mokken” come from?

mokken (Middle English) comes from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

Ancestry of “mokken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmocquer—
2Middle Dutchmockento mumble
3Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mokken”

  • mock
  • mocking
  • mockingly
  • mocker
  • mockingbird
  • mocketh
  • mockheroic
  • mockest
  • mockage
  • mockable
  • bemock
  • mockful
  • mockish
  • unmockable
  • mockworthy
  • mockably
  • mock fish
  • mokailla
  • mokata
  • moko
  • mokado
  • moki
  • mokinda
  • mokridi
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