Where does “gueule” come from?

gueule (Picard) comes from Old French goule, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

gueule (Picard): one's mouth

Definitions

  1. one's mouth

Ancestry of “gueule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgoulemouth
2Latingulagullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →Every word from Latin gula →