English
goggle
Goggle comes from Middle English gogelen ‘to roll (eyes), to look sideways’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gogelen‘to roll (eyes), to look sideways’
- Englishearliest quotation 1662goggle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gogelen‘to roll (eyes), to look sideways’
- Englishearliest quotation 1662goggle
Earliest quotation: 1662, [The First Part of Hudibras]: “Inflam’d all over with Disgrace, / To be seen…”
The story
Earlier source is unknown.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Every English word from Middle English gogelen
Today it means
verb To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gogelen / goggle