English
soogan
Soogan comes from Irish súgán ‘rope’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sew- ‘to bend, to cut, to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sew-‘to bend, to cut, to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*souggoreconstructed
- Irishc. 1200–presentsúgán‘rope’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentsuggan‘light saddle’
- Englishtodaysoogan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sew-‘to bend, to cut, to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*souggoreconstructed
- Irishc. 1200–presentsúgán‘rope’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentsuggan‘light saddle’
- Englishtodaysoogan
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sew-
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sew- / soogan