Where does “gorged” come from?
Gorged comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Latin gurga, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, tracing a path through past participle formations applied to a throat-related root.
gorged (English): With a stomach stuffed full of food; With the...
Definitions
- With a stomach stuffed full of food; With the...
Ancestry of “gorged”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gorge | The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | gorge | esophagus, gullet; throat; bird's crop; food in a... |
| 3 | Old French | gorge | throat |
| 4 | Latin | gurga | — |
| 5 | Latin | gurges | A whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |
Words derived from “gorged”