Where does “cuttle” come from?

Cuttle comes from Middle English cutil, Old English cudele, Latin cultellus, Latin culter, and Proto-Indo-European gewt- and gū-, originally denoting a cutting implement.

cuttle (English): Synonym of cuttlefish; A knife; A foul-mouthed...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cuttlefish; A knife; A foul-mouthed...

Ancestry of “cuttle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcutil
2Old Englishcudelecuttlefish
3Proto-Germanic*kudulǭcuttlefish, squid, cephalopod
4Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
6Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cuttle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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