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Where does “goujon” come from?

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

goujon (English): A mudcat; A thin strip of food, usually fish or...

Definitions

  1. A mudcat; A thin strip of food, usually fish or...

Ancestry of “goujon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoujongudgeon; dowel, pin
2Frenchgougegouge; female servant; prostitute
3Old Frenchgougegouge; woman
4Late Latingubiachisel
5Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
6Gaulishgulbiā—
7Proto-Celticgulbābeak
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