Where does “bigorgi” come from?
bigorgi (Norman) comes from Norman gorge, from Old French gorge, from Latin gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
bigorgi (Norman): to slit the throat of
Ancestry of “bigorgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | gorge | throat |
| 2 | Old French | gorge | throat |
| 3 | Latin | gurga | — |
| 4 | Latin | gurges | A whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |