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
Ancestry of “Guss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | guʒ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Guti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |
Words derived from “Guss”