An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gurgel

by Friedrich Kluge

Gurgel, f., ‘gullet, throat,’ from MidHG. gurgel, OHG. gurgula, f.; a remarkably early loan-word (comp. Körper) from Lat. gurgulio, which supplanted a genuine Teut. word primit. allied to it — OHG. quërchala, quërcha, ‘gullet,’ allied to OIc. kverk, ‘gullet.’