Where does “mocquer” come from?

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

mocquer (Middle French): to mock; to make fun of

Definitions

  1. to mock; to make fun of

Ancestry of “mocquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoquerto mock; to make fun of
2Middle Dutchmockento mumble
3Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mocquer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →
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