Where does “gorg” come from?

gorg (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *gurgus, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorg (Catalan): pool in a river

Definitions

  1. pool in a river

Ancestry of “gorg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*gurgus—
2LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Vulgar Latin *gurgus →