Gormand
/ˈɡɔːr.mənd/noun
A glutton or greedy eater.
Did you know?English got **gormand** through Old French, where it was tied to **gourmand** and later helped shape the modern word **gourmet**—proof that appetite and refinement were once tangled in the same linguistic lineage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰer-
“to devour, be greedy, or desire eagerly”
Late Latin
Latin
gurmandus
“a glutton or greedy eater”
Old French
Old French
gourmand
“a glutton; one who eats greedily”
Middle English
English
gormand
“a glutton, a greedy eater”
Modern English
English
gormand
“a glutton or greedy eater”