Where does “mug” come from?

mug (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic mogus, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

mug (Old Irish): male slave or servant, serf, bondman

Definitions

  1. male slave or servant, serf, bondman

Ancestry of “mug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmogusservant; youth, boy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “mug

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰusEvery word from Proto-Celtic mogus