English
euge
Euge comes from Latin euge ‘hurrah!, well done!’, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁su-‘good’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ehu-‘good’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐΰςeǘs‘good’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὖeû‘well’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὖγεeûge‘well, rightly’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeuge‘hurrah!, well done!’
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1606same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁su-‘good’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ehu-‘good’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐΰςeǘs‘good’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὖeû‘well’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὖγεeûge‘well, rightly’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeuge‘hurrah!, well done!’
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1606same form
Earliest quotation: a. 1606, Henry Hammond: “No such good news to heaven as this; not…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’
Today it means
noun applause
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- / euge