English
Lugh
Lugh comes from Irish Lú, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*Lugusroot as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodernᚂᚒᚌᚐluga
- Old Irishc. 600–900Lug
- Irishc. 1200–presentLú
- EnglishtodayLugh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*Lugusroot as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodernᚂᚒᚌᚐluga
- Old Irishc. 600–900Lug
- Irishc. 1200–presentLú
- EnglishtodayLugh
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *Lugus
Today it means
name A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *Lugus / Lugh