Where does “goujon” come from?

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

goujon (Old French): dowel; pin; gudgeon

Definitions

  1. dowel; pin; gudgeon

Ancestry of “goujon”, step by step

goujon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gouge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgougegouge; woman
2Late Latingubiachisel
3Latingulbiapiercer, chisel
4Gaulishgulbiā—
5Proto-Celticgulbābeak

via Late Latin gobionem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingobionem—
2LatinGobiusgudgeon (Gobio gobio and similar fish)
3Ancient Greekκωβιόςsort of fish of the gudgeon kind
Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →Every word from Gaulish gulbiā →Every word from Latin gulbia →