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
3Japanesepeace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Celtic *OinogustusEvery word from Old Irish OíngusEvery word from Middle Irish Aengus