Etymology — The origins of English words

Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo (“a non-Roma”).

A twentieth century coinage from Welsh glân (“clean, holy”) + -ys.

PIE word *ǵónu Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).

Variant of Geddes.

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”). Doublet of gloss.

First attested Shakespeare 1603: : Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt Splits the vn-wedgable [unwedgable] and gnarled Oke [oak]. : Measure for Measure, Act II, scene ii, line 116 Variant of knurled, from knurl. By surface analysis, gnarl + -ed, though gnarl is a later back-formation. Popular use by 19th century.

From funny + -some.

From French généalogique + -al, equivalent to genealogy + -ical.

Variant of Gloucester. The town was named after Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester.

From Middle English glas fulle, glasseful; equivalent to glass + -ful.

The noun is derived from Middle English fustian (“type of fabric, probably made from cotton, flax, or wool; piece of fustian spread over a bed or mattress”) [and other forms], from Old French fustaine, fustaigne (modern French futaine), from Medieval Latin fūstāneum, from (pannus) fūstāneus or (tela) fūstānea, of disputed origin. Sense 3 (“inflated, pompous, or pretentious speech or writing”) is possibly from the fact that the fabric was sometimes used to make cushion- and pillowcases, thus suggesting that the speech or writing is “padded” or “stuffed”; compare bombast. The relationship between sense 4 (“hot drink made of a mixture of alcoholic beverages with egg yolk, lemon, and spices”) and the fabric is unclear. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. Cognates * Italian fustagno * Occitan fustani * Portuguese fustão * Spanish fustan

From gender + sex.

Of North Germanic origin, akin to Swedish dialectal fryna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face”), Norwegian frøyna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face”). Perhaps related to frown.

From French Giraud.

From a medieval variant of the given name William.

Old French glette.

From gibing + -ly.

An emphatic form of glom.

From glove + maker.

From goal + tender.

From gladful + -ness.

Unadapted borrowing from Latin glōssārium. Doublet of glossary.

From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“seed”) + -al.

Blend of fucking + ugly.