Where does “pugger” come from?

pugger (English) comes from English pug, from Hindi पग, from Sanskrit पद्ग, from Sanskrit पद्, from Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pugger (English): A worker in a pugmill; pucker

Definitions

  1. A worker in a pugmill; pucker

Ancestry of “pugger”, step by step

pugger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpugA small dog of an ancient breed originating in...
2Hindiपगstep; foot, leg
3Sanskritपद्ग
4Sanskritपद्a foot; step; fourth part, quarter
5Indo-Iranian*pā́ts
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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