Where does “tug” come from?

Tug comes from Middle English tuggen, from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk-.

tug (English): to pull or drag with great effort; to pull hard...

Definitions

  1. to pull or drag with great effort; to pull hard...

Ancestry of “tug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtuggento pull, tug
2Old Englishtogianto tow
3Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugōną →Every word from Old English togian →