IE *peug′- /*peuk′- ‘to pierce’ in Celtic: Old Irish og 'sharp point', ogam, and uaigid 'stitches', Gallo-Latin Mars Ugius, Old Welsh- ug and Middle Welsh -y 'fist', Middle Welsh vch 'fox', and ancient names like Uccius

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Abstract

A systematic search for Celtic derivatives of IE *peug′- /*peuk′- ‘to pierce’ illustrates the extent to which Indo-European etymological dictionaries have tended to overlook the existence of cognates in the Celtic languages.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-130
Number of pages14
JournalTransactions of the Philological Society
Volume116
Issue number1
Early online date23 Aug 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Feb 2018

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