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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

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
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