Where does “Gog” come from?
Gog comes from Welsh gog, of unknown origin.
Gog (English): A person from north Wales
Definitions
- A person from north Wales
Ancestry of “Gog”, step by step
Gog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh gog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gog | Soft mutation of cog |
| 2 | Welsh | gogledd | north; North Wales; a territory comprising... |
| 3 | Welsh | cledd | left; left hand; left side |
| 4 | Old Welsh | cled | — |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | kleð | left; northern |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kliyā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kliyos | left |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English agog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agog | In eager desire, eager, astir; Wide open; In a... |
| 2 | Middle English | agogge | — |
| 3 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biblical Hebrew | גּוֹג | — |