Where does “goutweed” come from?
goutweed (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.
goutweed (English): A ground elder, "Aegopodium podagraria"
Definitions
- A ground elder, "Aegopodium podagraria"
Ancestry of “goutweed”, step by step
goutweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gout | An extremely painful inflammation of joints,... |
| 2 | French | goût | taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste |
| 3 | Middle French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 4 | Old French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 5 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |