Where does “gusshen” come from?
gusshen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gusa, from Romanian gușă, from Vulgar Latin gusia, from Late Latin geusiae, from Gaulish geusi — to pour.
Ancestry of “gusshen”, step by step
gusshen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse gusa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gusa | to gush; to gush forth; to spurt |
| 2 | Romanian | gușă | goiter; crop, maw, gizzard; dewlap, double chin |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | gusia | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | geusiae | throat, maw |
| 5 | Gaulish | geusi | to pour |
via Middle Dutch guysen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | guysen | to flow out with a gurgling sound, gush |