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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

Definitions

  1. to slit the throat of

Ancestry of “bigorgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normangorgethroat
2Old Frenchgorgethroat
3Latingurga—
4LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
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