Where does “gorce” come from?

gorce (English) comes from Old French gort, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorce (English): A pool of water to keep fish in; a weir

Definitions

  1. A pool of water to keep fish in; a weir

Ancestry of “gorce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgort—
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 Old French gort →