Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The alimentary canal, especially the intestine. · The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged. · The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc. · A person's emotional, visceral self.
Made of gut. · Instinctive.
To eviscerate. · To remove or destroy the vital parts of. · To dishearten; to crush the spirits of.
From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote. The verb is from Middle English gutten, gotten (“to gut”).
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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