English
spaug
Spaug comes from Irish spág ‘the paw, limb or claw of an animal’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentspág‘the paw, limb or claw of an animal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1922spaug
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentspág‘the paw, limb or claw of an animal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1922spaug
Earliest quotation: 1922, James Joyce: “Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk.”
Every English word from Irish spág
Today it means
noun A foot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish spág / spaug