Where does “gudgeon” come from?

Gudgeon comes from Middle English gojoun, from Old French -on, from Latin gulbia, from Latin gobius, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωβιός, with roots traceable to Proto-Celtic gulbi and Proto-Italic -os.

gudgeon (English): A small freshwater fish, "Gobio gobio", that is...

Definitions

  1. A small freshwater fish, "Gobio gobio", that is...

Ancestry of “gudgeon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgojounmetal fitting with a ring at one end
2Old Frenchgojon—
3Late Latingobionem—
4LatinGobiusgudgeon (Gobio gobio and similar fish)
5Ancient Greekκωβιόςsort of fish of the gudgeon kind

Words derived from “gudgeon”

Every word from Ancient Greek κωβιός →Every word from Latin Gobius →Every word from Late Latin gobionem →