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Where does “togō” come from?

togō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tugô, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

togō (Proto-West Germanic): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “togō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictugôhe who draws; leader
2Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “togō”

  • Herzegovina
  • Herzegovinian
  • heretoga
  • Herzegovinan
  • heretog
  • Eastern Herzegovinian
  • эрцгерцог
  • герцог
  • Erzherzog
  • Herzog
  • Erzherzogtum
  • Erzherzogin
  • Erzherzogshütchen
  • Großherzog
  • Erzherzogshut
  • Herzogin
  • erchercogs
  • erchercogiene
  • erchercogiste
  • lielhercogs
  • lielhercogiste
  • lielhercogiene
  • hercogs
  • hercogiene
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