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Where does “lugier” come from?

lugier (Polish) comes from English lugger, from English lugsail, from English sail, from Middle English saile, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

lugier (Polish): lugger

Definitions

  1. lugger

Ancestry of “lugier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishluggerThat which lugs in either literal or figurative...
2EnglishlugsailA quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that...
3EnglishsailA piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged...
4Middle EnglishsaileAlternative form of assailen
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą—
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