Etymology of the English word gush
the English word
gushderived from the English word
gustderived from the Old Norse word
gustrderived from the Old Norse word
gustrderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gheu-derived from the Norse word
gjósaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gustizderived from the English word
rushderived from the English word
ruschenderived from the Old French word
ruserderived from the Classical Latin word
recusare (reject, refuse, refuse to)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
causari (allege an excuse, reason, object)
derived from the Latin word
causa (cause, reason, motive; occasion, subject; plea; thing)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
russherderived from the Old French word
ruserderived from the Classical Latin word
recusare (reject, refuse, refuse to)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
causari (allege an excuse, reason, object)
derived from the Latin word
causa (cause, reason, motive; occasion, subject; plea; thing)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*rusk-Date
The earliest known usage of gush in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
gusher,
gushy,
gushed,
gushingUsage
Word found in Modern English
