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Where does “gusa” come from?

gusa (Old Norse) comes from Romanian gușă, from Vulgar Latin gusia, from Late Latin geusiae, from Gaulish geusi — to pour.

gusa (Old Norse): to gush; to gush forth; to spurt

Definitions

  1. to gush; to gush forth; to spurt

Ancestry of “gusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangușăgoiter; crop, maw, gizzard; dewlap, double chin
2Vulgar Latingusia—
3Late Latingeusiaethroat, maw
4Gaulishgeusito pour

Words derived from “gusa”

  • gush
  • gusher
  • gushy
  • outgush
  • gusheth
  • upgush
  • gushiness
  • agush
  • gushily
  • gushest
  • gushfest
  • gosshien
  • guschen
  • gusshen
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