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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

  1. die, expire; verbal noun of eug; death, demise

Ancestry of “eug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishécdeath
2Proto-Celticankusdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱusdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
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