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
Ancestry of “gueule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | goule | mouth |
| 2 | Latin | gula | gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |