Where does “gorge” come from?

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

gorge (French): throat; breast; gorge

Definitions

  1. throat; breast; gorge

Ancestry of “gorge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gorge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →
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