Where does “gouge” come from?

gouge (French) comes from Old French gouge, from Late Latin gubia, from Latin gulbia, from Gaulish gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic gulbā — beak.

gouge (French): gouge; female servant; prostitute

Definitions

  1. gouge; female servant; prostitute

Ancestry of “gouge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgougegouge; woman
2Late Latingubiachisel
3Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
4Gaulishgulbiā—
5Proto-Celticgulbābeak

Words derived from “gouge”

Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →Every word from Gaulish gulbiā →Every word from Latin gulbia →
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