Where does “midgut” come from?

Midgut comes from English mid- combined with gut, which derives from Middle English gut, Old English gutt, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-.

midgut (English): The central loop of the alimentary canal of an...

Definitions

  1. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an...

Ancestry of “midgut”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-