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Where does “courge” come from?

courge (Norman) comes from Old French cohourge, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

courge (Norman): marrow

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “courge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcohourge—
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →