Where does “Guss” come from?

Guss (German) comes from Middle High German guʒ, from Old Norse Guti, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Guss (German): casting; downpour

Definitions

  1. casting; downpour

Ancestry of “Guss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanguʒ—
2Old NorseGuti—
3Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
4Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “Guss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →