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Where does “golet” come from?

golet (Middle English) comes from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “golet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgoulet—
2Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “golet”

  • gully
  • gullet
  • gullywasher
  • gulleting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →