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
- voice; word, reputation; Eclipsed form of coo
Ancestry of “goo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | guth | voice, sound |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gutus | voice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰuHtus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewH- | to call on, invoke |