Where does “נאָכקוקן” come from?

נאָכקוקן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קוקן, from Middle High German gücken.

נאָכקוקן (Yiddish): to spy on, investigate

Definitions

  1. to spy on, investigate

Ancestry of “נאָכקוקן”, step by step

נאָכקוקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קוקן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishקוקןTo look at
2Middle High Germangücken—

via Yiddish נאָכ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאָכ־after
Every word from Middle High German gücken →Every word from Yiddish קוקן →