Where does “wough” come from?

wough (English) comes from Middle English wough, from Old English wōh, from Proto-Germanic wanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European wónkos, from Proto-Indo-European wenk- — to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...

wough (English): A wall; Alternative form of woof

Definitions

  1. A wall; Alternative form of woof

Ancestry of “wough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwoughwrong, unjust, bad; evil, immoral; untrue,...
2Old Englishwōhbending, crookedness; crooked, bent
3Proto-Germanicwanhazbent, crooked, twisted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwónkoscrooked, bent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenk-to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wónkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanhaz →