Where does “magadh” come from?

magadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish mangad, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

magadh (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of mag; deriding, act of deriding,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of mag; deriding, act of deriding,...

Ancestry of “magadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmangad—
2Middle Dutchmockento mumble
3Proto-Germanicmukkijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną →Every word from Middle Dutch mocken →