Where does “gourd” come from?

gourd (Norman) comes from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.

gourd (Norman): numb

Definitions

  1. numb

Ancestry of “gourd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
2Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷord-o- →Every word from Latin gurdus →