Where does “gougee” come from?

gougee (English) comes from English gouge, from Middle English gouge, from Old French gouge, from Late Latin gubia, from Latin gulbia, from Gaulish gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic gulbā — beak.

gougee (English): A victim of price gouging

Definitions

  1. A victim of price gouging

Ancestry of “gougee”, step by step

gougee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gouge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgougeSenses relating to cutting tools; A cut or...
2Middle Englishgougechisel with concave blade; gouge
3Old Frenchgougegouge; woman
4Late Latingubiachisel
5Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
6Gaulishgulbiā—
7Proto-Celticgulbābeak

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →Every word from Gaulish gulbiā →Every word from Latin gulbia →