Where does “mokkery” come from?
mokkery (Middle English) comes from Middle French mocquerie, from Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.
Ancestry of “mokkery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mocquerie | mockery; ridicule |
| 2 | Middle French | mocquer | to mock; to make fun of |
| 3 | Old French | moquer | to mock; to make fun of |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mocken | to mumble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mukkijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mūg- | — |