Where does “gorĝo” come from?

gorĝo (Esperanto) comes from French gorge, from Middle French gorge, from Old French gorge, from Latin gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gorĝo (Esperanto): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “gorĝo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgorgethroat; breast; gorge
2Middle Frenchgorgethroat
3Old Frenchgorgethroat
4Latingurga—
5LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “gorĝo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →Every word from Latin gurga →