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Where does “gourdy” come from?

gourdy (English) comes from English gourd, from Middle English gourde, from Old French gourde, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

gourdy (English): swollen in the legs

Definitions

  1. swollen in the legs

Ancestry of “gourdy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgourdAny of the trailing or climbing vines producing...
2Middle Englishgourde—
3Old Frenchgourde—
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “gourdy”

  • gourdiness
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