Where does “gorgete” come from?

gorgete (Old French) comes from Old French gorge, from Latin gurga, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Ancestry of “gorgete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gorgete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-Every word from Latin gurgesEvery word from Latin gurga