Etymology of the English word chuckle
the English word
chucklederived from the English word
chuckderived from the English word
chockderived from the Old French word
chocderived from the French word
choquerderived from the Old French word
chuquierderived from the Old French word
choquierderived from the North French word
choquederived from the Gaulish root
*tsukkaderived from the English word
chuckderived from the English word
chukkenusing the English suffix
-leDate
The earliest known usage of chuckle in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
chortle,
chuckled,
chucklingUsage
Word found in Modern English