Etymology

gog

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Today it means: Haste; ardent desire to go. Full definition →

Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג
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gog · noun1

Likely from agog; it appeared first as on gog. Attested from the 16th to 18th centuries. Compare French gogue (“sprightliness”), and Welsh gogi (“to agitate, shake”).

Gog · proper noun2

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromגּוֹג
  2. English todayGog

From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).

Gog · noun3

  1. Welsh · borrowed fromGog
  2. English todayGog

From Welsh Gog.

Words from the same roots

Biblical Hebrewגּוֹג all →

Gog and Magog

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