English
Geck
Geck comes from German Geck ‘dandy, fop, poser’, and goes back to Middle Low German geck ‘fool’.
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600geck‘fool’
- Germanc. 1650–presentGeck‘dandy, fop, poser’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600geck‘fool’
- Germanc. 1650–presentGeck‘dandy, fop, poser’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle Low German geck
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Low German geck / Geck