Where does “gulleting” come from?
gulleting (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
gulleting (English): A system of excavating by means of gullets or...
Definitions
- A system of excavating by means of gullets or...
Ancestry of “gulleting”, step by step
gulleting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English gullet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gullet | The throat or esophagus; The cytopharynx of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | golet | — |
| 3 | Old French | goulet | — |
| 4 | Latin | gula | gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |