Etymology

pigloo

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Today it means: A farrowing pen for pigs. Full definition →

English igloo ← Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo) ← Proto-Inuit *əɣlu
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic*puggō
  2. Old English*picga
  3. Middle Englishpigge
  4. Englishpig
  5. Proto-Eskimo*əŋlu
  6. Proto-Inuit*əɣlu
  7. Inuktitutᐃᒡᓗ (iclo)
  8. Englishigloo
  9. English todaypigloo

Blend of pig + igloo.

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