Where does “gourd” come from?

gourd (French) comes from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.

gourd (French): numb; maladroit, gauche

Definitions

  1. numb; maladroit, gauche

Ancestry of “gourd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
2Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus—

Words derived from “gourd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷord-o- →Every word from Latin gurdus →