English
jough
Jough comes from Manx jough ‘drink’, and goes back to Old Irish deug.
- Old Irishc. 600–900deug‘drink’
- Manxmodernjough‘drink’literally ‘drink, potion’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Irishc. 600–900deug‘drink’
- Manxmodernjough‘drink’literally ‘drink, potion’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old Irish deug
Today it means
noun A traditional herbal beer from the Isle of Man.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Irish deug / jough