soogan

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sew-“to bend, to cut, to drive”
2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*souggo
3. Irish · derived fromsúgán“rope”
4. Scots · borrowed fromsuggan“light saddle; bedroll”
5. English todaysoogan

From Scots suggan (“light saddle; bedroll”), from Irish súgán (“rope”), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Doublet of sugan (“chair”).

Words from the same roots