Where does “gut” come from?

Gut comes from Old English gutt, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-, a root of uncertain ultimate meaning that also produced related terms for bodily passages.

gut (English): The alimentary canal, especially the intestine;...

Definitions

  1. The alimentary canal, especially the intestine;...

Ancestry of “gut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgutAlternative form of gutte
2Old Englishguttgut, entrail
3Proto-Germanicgut-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “gut

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-