Etymograph

English

cuckoldize

Cuckoldize comes from Middle English cokewold ‘cuckold’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cokewold1‘cuckold’
  2. English1500–presentcuckold1
  3. Englishtodaycuckoldize1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English cuckoldize

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cokewoldWiktionary, English cuckoldize‘cuckold’
  2. English1500–presentcuckoldWiktionary, English cuckoldize
  3. EnglishtodaycuckoldizeWiktionary, English cuckoldize

A compound of cuckold + -ize

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Latin cuculus ‘cuckoo (bird)’

Old French cucuault ‘a cuckold’

Middle English cokolde

English cuckold

Every English word from Middle English cokewold

Today it means

verb To cuckold.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “cuckoldize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English cokewold / cuckoldize

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