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Where does “cúgos” come from?

cúgos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cúg, from German zug, from Middle High German zuc, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

cúgos (Hungarian): draughty, drafty; elastic-sided

Definitions

  1. draughty, drafty; elastic-sided

Ancestry of “cúgos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancúgdraught; a flexible insert in both sides of a...
2Germanzug—
3Middle High Germanzuc—
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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