Where does “moogh” come from?

moogh (Manx) comes from Old Irish múchaid, from Old Irish múch, from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.

moogh (Manx): to stifle, quench; to turn off

Definitions

  1. to stifle, quench; to turn off

Ancestry of “moogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúchaidcovers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;...
2Old Irishmúchsmoke, stifling vapour
3Proto-Celticmuk-smoke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic muk- →Every word from Old Irish múch →
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