Where does “gowts” come from?
gowts (Welsh) comes from Welsh gowt, from English gout, from French goût, from Middle French goust, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus — to taste, try.
gowts (Welsh): plural of gowt
Ancestry of “gowts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | gowt | gout; clubroot |
| 2 | English | gout | An extremely painful inflammation of joints,... |
| 3 | French | goût | taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste |
| 4 | Middle French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 5 | Old French | goust | taste; flavor |
| 6 | Latin | gustus | taste |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gustus | taste |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |