Gudgeon

Morpheme

Gudgeon

Type

free base

Denotation

small freshwater fish native to Eurasia

Etymology

Middle English gojoun; Old French gojon, goujon; Latin gōbiōnem, from gōbiō, from gōbius; Ancient Greek kōbiós

Evidence

gudgeon, gudgeoned, gudgeoning, gudgeons

Notes

gudgeon, goujon, goby, Gobio, and Gobius are doublets
homograph of <Gudge + -e- + -on>