Where does “gorgen” come from?

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

gorgen (Middle English): to eat greedily; to gorge

Definitions

  1. to eat greedily; to gorge

Ancestry of “gorgen”, step by step

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