Where does “huggermugger” come from?
huggermugger (English) comes from English hugger-mugger, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
huggermugger (English): Alternative form of hugger-mugger
Definitions
- Alternative form of hugger-mugger
Ancestry of “huggermugger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hugger-mugger | Secret, clandestine, sly; Disorderly, chaotic,... |
| 2 | Irish | cogar | whisper |
| 3 | Old Irish | cocur | consultation, discussion, confabulation; act of... |
| 4 | Old Irish | com | with my |
| 5 | Old Irish | co | with; how?; to, toward |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kom | with, co- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |