Where does “gurges” come from?

gurges (English) comes from English gurge, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gurges (English): plural of gurge

Definitions

  1. plural of gurge

Ancestry of “gurges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgurgeTo swallow up; A whirlpool
2LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “gurges”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from English gurge →