Where does “tugh” come from?
tugh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tugae, from Proto-Celtic *togyā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tugh (Scottish Gaelic): thatch, cover; back
Ancestry of “tugh”, step by step
tugh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish tugae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tugae | verbal noun of tuigithir: covering, cover;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *togyā | covering |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Proto-Germanic taugō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | taugō | cord, string, rope |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
Words derived from “tugh”