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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegusato gush; to gush forth; to spurt
2Romaniangușăgoiter; crop, maw, gizzard; dewlap, double chin
3Vulgar Latingusia
4Late Latingeusiaethroat, maw
5Gaulishgeusito pour

via Middle Dutch guysen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchguysento flow out with a gurgling sound, gush
Every word from Gaulish geusiEvery word from Late Latin geusiaeEvery word from Vulgar Latin gusia
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