Where does “neughooghyssagh” come from?
neughooghyssagh (Manx) comes from Manx dooghyssagh, from Manx dooghys, from Old Irish dúthchas, from Old Irish dú, from Proto-Celtic gdū, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
neughooghyssagh (Manx): foreign, alien; monstrous; supernatural
Definitions
- foreign, alien; monstrous; supernatural
Ancestry of “neughooghyssagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | dooghyssagh | native, vernacular, idiomatic; instinctive,... |
| 2 | Manx | dooghys | heredity; race, species; instinct, temper,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | dúthchas | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | dú | place, spot; someone's particular place; native... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | gdū | place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |