Where does “laogh” come from?

laogh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic lāɸigos, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

laogh (Scottish Gaelic): calf, fawn, kid young of a cow or deer

Definitions

  1. calf, fawn, kid young of a cow or deer

Ancestry of “laogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlóegcalf; favourite, darling
2Proto-Celticlāɸigoscalf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “laogh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lāɸigos →Every word from Old Irish lóeg →