Where does “gullet” come from?

Gullet comes from Middle English golet, from Old French goulet, from Latin gula meaning "throat," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots gʷel- and kel-.

gullet (English): The throat or esophagus; The cytopharynx of a...

Definitions

  1. The throat or esophagus; The cytopharynx of a...

Ancestry of “gullet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgolet—
2Old Frenchgoulet—
3Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “gullet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Latin gula →