Where does “Wangus” come from?

Wangus (English) comes from English Angus, from Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, from Middle Irish Aengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus.

Wangus (English): A breed of beef cattle, a cross-breed of wagyu and American Angus stock

Definitions

  1. A breed of beef cattle, a cross-breed of wagyu and American Angus stock

Ancestry of “Wangus”, step by step

Wangus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Angus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAngusof mostly Scottish usage
2Scottish GaelicAonghas—
3Middle IrishAengusThe Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann
4Old IrishOíngusAngus
5Proto-Celtic*Oinogustus—

via English wagyu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwagyuAny of several Japanese breeds of cattle...
2Japanese和牛wagyu; the meat of such cattle
3Japanese和peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese和—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus →Every word from Old Irish Oíngus →Every word from Middle Irish Aengus →