Where does “gongoozle” come from?
gongoozle (English) comes from English gawn, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, from Norman galun, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.
gongoozle (English): To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the...
Definitions
- To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the...
Ancestry of “gongoozle”, step by step
gongoozle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gawn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gawn | A small tub or lading vessel; Eye dialect... |
| 2 | English | gallon | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gallon | — |
| 4 | Norman | galun | — |
| 5 | Latin | galum | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English gooze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gooze | — |