English
Haugh
Haugh comes from Old Irish ech ‘horse’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘horse’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ekʷos‘horse’root as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodern*ᚓᚊᚐᚄreconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900ech‘horse’
- EnglishtodayHaugh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘horse’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ekʷos‘horse’root as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodern*ᚓᚊᚐᚄreconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900ech‘horse’
- EnglishtodayHaugh
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘horse’
Today it means
name An English surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos / Haugh