Where does “gourde” come from?
gourde (French) comes from Spanish gordo, from Old Spanish gordo, from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.
gourde (French): gourd; water bottle; flask; canteen; clot, dope;...
Definitions
- gourd; water bottle; flask; canteen; clot, dope;...
Ancestry of “gourde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | gordo | fat; coarse; fat man |
| 2 | Old Spanish | gordo | — |
| 3 | Latin | gurdus | a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷord-o- | stubborn, heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥dus | — |