English
gouty
Gouty comes from Middle English gowty.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gowty
- Englishearliest quotation 1893gouty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gowty
- Englishearliest quotation 1893gouty
Earliest quotation: 1893, David Herschell Edwards: “When days and years proclaim you’re old — A…”
Formed from gout + -y
Every English word from Middle English gowty
Today it means
adj Suffering from gout.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gowty / gouty