Where does “gour” come from?

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

gour (English): Dated form of gaur; A pool in a cave confined by...

Definitions

  1. Dated form of gaur; A pool in a cave confined by...

Ancestry of “gour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgourbutte; A permanent rock pool; An oxbow,...
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 French gour →