Where does “lug” come from?

lug (Irish) comes from English lug, from Middle High German lugge.

lug (Irish): lug

Definitions

  1. lug

Ancestry of “lug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlugThe act of hauling or dragging; That which is...
2Middle High Germanlugge—
Every word from Middle High German lugge →Every word from English lug →