Where does “*gurgus” come from?

*gurgus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

Ancestry of “*gurgus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “*gurgus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Latin gurges →
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