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Where does “caggey” come from?

caggey (Manx) comes from Old Irish cocad, from Old Irish com, from Old Irish co, from Proto-Celtic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

caggey (Manx): verbal noun of cagg; war; fight

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of cagg; war; fight

Ancestry of “caggey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcocadwar
2Old Irishcom—
3Old Irishcowith; how?; to, toward
4Proto-Celtickomwith, co-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “caggey”

  • co-chaggee
  • co-chaggeeaght
  • aachaggey
  • co-chaggeyder
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