Where does “eug” come from?
eug (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish éc, from Proto-Celtic ankus, from Proto-Indo-European néḱus, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
eug (Scottish Gaelic): die, expire; verbal noun of eug; death, demise
Definitions
- die, expire; verbal noun of eug; death, demise
Ancestry of “eug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | éc | death |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ankus | death |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | néḱus | dead; mortal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |