Where does “gag” come from?

gag (Spanish) comes from English gag, from Middle English gaggen.

gag (Spanish): gag joke

Definitions

  1. gag joke

Ancestry of “gag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgagA device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the...
2Middle Englishgaggen—
Every word from Middle English gaggen →Every word from English gag →