Where does “gout-ridden” come from?

gout-ridden (English) comes from English gout, from French goût, from Middle French goust, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gout-ridden (English): Suffering from or affected by gout

Definitions

  1. Suffering from or affected by gout

Ancestry of “gout-ridden”, step by step

gout-ridden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoutAn extremely painful inflammation of joints,...
2Frenchgoûttaste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
3Middle Frenchgousttaste; flavor
4Old Frenchgousttaste; flavor
5Latingustustaste
6Proto-Italicgustustaste
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via English ridden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishriddenpast participle of ride; Full of; Oppressed,...
2EnglishrideTo transport oneself by sitting on and directing...
3Middle EnglishridenTo ride on a mount; to move on an animal; To use...
4Old Englishrīdanto ride
5Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstusEvery word from Proto-Italic gustus
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