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Where does “ugh” come from?

ugh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish óg — pure, chaste, virginal; whole, entire, integral;...

ugh (Scottish Gaelic): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “ugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishógpure, chaste, virginal; whole, entire, integral;...

Words derived from “ugh”

  • ughlann
  • ughag
  • bonnach-uighe
  • uighean
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