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Where does “yeule” come from?

yeule (French) comes from French gueule, from Old French goule, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

yeule (French): gob

Definitions

  1. gob

Ancestry of “yeule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgueulesnout, face; mug; mouth
2Old Frenchgoulemouth
3Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
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