Where does “gouger” come from?

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

gouger (French): to work with a gouge; to do again to eliminate...

Definitions

  1. to work with a gouge; to do again to eliminate...

Ancestry of “gouger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgougegouge; female servant; prostitute
2Old Frenchgougegouge; woman
3Late Latingubiachisel
4Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
5Gaulishgulbiā—
6Proto-Celticgulbābeak
Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →Every word from Gaulish gulbiā →Every word from Latin gulbia →