English
McCaughan
McCaughan comes from Irish Mac Eacháin ‘son of Eachán’, from each ‘horse’, and ultimately from 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’
- Irishc. 1200–presenteach‘horse’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Eacháin‘son of Eachán’
- EnglishtodayMcCaughan
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’
- Irishc. 1200–presenteach‘horse’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Eacháin‘son of Eachán’
- EnglishtodayMcCaughan
The story
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (‘son of Eachán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (‘horse’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘horse’
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos / McCaughan