Where does “goo” come from?

goo (Manx) comes from Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic gutus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰuHtus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- — to call on, invoke.

goo (Manx): voice; word, reputation; Eclipsed form of coo

Definitions

  1. voice; word, reputation; Eclipsed form of coo

Ancestry of “goo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishguthvoice, sound
2Proto-Celticgutusvoice
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰuHtus—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke

Words derived from “goo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰuHtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic gutus →