A compound of fore- + gut
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’
Proto-Germanic *gut-
Old English gutt ‘gut, entrail’
Middle English gut
English gut
Today it means
noun The anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foregut
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