Where does “gutter” come from?

Gutter comes from Old English gutere, from Old Norse gotari, from Latin guttārius, an agent noun from gutta meaning "drop," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- meaning "to pour."

gutter (English): A prepared channel in a surface, especially at...

Definitions

  1. A prepared channel in a surface, especially at...

Ancestry of “gutter”, step by step

gutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgutThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine;...
2Middle EnglishgutAlternative form of gutte
3Old Englishguttgut, entrail
4Proto-Germanicgut-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Middle English gutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgutter—
2Anglo-NormanguttereAlternative form of goutiere
3Latinguttaa drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...

Words derived from “gutter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gut- →