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Where does “gorgeth” come from?

gorgeth (English) comes from English gorge, from Middle English gorge, from Old French gorge, from Latin gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorgeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “gorgeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgorgeThe front aspect of the neck; the outside of the...
2Middle Englishgorgeesophagus, gullet; throat; bird's crop; food in a...
3Old Frenchgorgethroat
4Latingurga—
5LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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