Where does “gorge” come from?

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

gorge (Middle English): esophagus, gullet; throat; bird's crop; food in a...

Definitions

  1. esophagus, gullet; throat; bird's crop; food in a...

Ancestry of “gorge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgorgethroat
2Latingurga
3LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “gorge

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