Where does “gouge” come from?

gouge (Old French) comes from Late Latin gubia, from Latin gulbia, from Gaulish gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic gulbā — beak.

gouge (Old French): gouge; woman

Definitions

  1. gouge; woman

Ancestry of “gouge”, step by step

gouge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin gubia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingubiachisel
2Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
3Gaulishgulbiā—
4Proto-Celticgulbābeak

via Late Latin goia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingoia—
2Hungariangólyastork; freshman

Words derived from “gouge”

Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →Every word from Gaulish gulbiā →Every word from Latin gulbia →