Where does “neughooagh” come from?

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

neughooagh (Manx): ineffable; voiceless

Definitions

  1. ineffable; voiceless

Ancestry of “neughooagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxgoovoice; word, reputation; Eclipsed form of coo
2Old Irishguthvoice, sound
3Proto-Celticgutusvoice
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰuHtus—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰewH-to call on, invoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰuHtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic gutus →
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