Where does “gòj” come from?

gòj (Haitian Creole) comes from French gorge, from Middle French gorge, from Old French gorge, from Latin gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

gòj (Haitian Creole): throat

Definitions

  1. throat

Ancestry of “gòj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgorgethroat; breast; gorge
2Middle Frenchgorgethroat
3Old Frenchgorgethroat
4Latingurga—
5LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →