Where does “hugger-mugger” come from?
hugger-mugger (English) comes from Irish cogar, from Old Irish cocur, from Old Irish com, from Old Irish co, from Proto-Celtic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hugger-mugger (English): Secret, clandestine, sly; Disorderly, chaotic,...
Definitions
- Secret, clandestine, sly; Disorderly, chaotic,...
Ancestry of “hugger-mugger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | cogar | whisper |
| 2 | Old Irish | cocur | consultation, discussion, confabulation; act of... |
| 3 | Old Irish | com | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | co | with; how?; to, toward |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kom | with, co- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “hugger-mugger”