From Old French (14th century), from Proto-Indo-European '*gʷerH-' ("to swallow, devour"), from PIE *gʷerH- ("to swallow, devour").
A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it; also, the throat or gullet.
From Old French 'gorge' (throat, bosom, narrow entrance), from Late Latin 'gurga' (throat), alteration of Latin 'gurges' (whirlpool, abyss, gulf), possibly from PIE root *gʷerH- (to swallow, to devour). The word's journey is a metaphor made literal: a gorge is the Earth's throat — a narrow passage through which water rushes, just as food passes through the human throat. The same root gives us 'gorge' as a verb (to stuff
'Gorgeous' originally meant 'having a fine throat' — from Old French 'gorgias' (elegant, fashionable), from 'gorge' (throat), because a gorget or wimple adorning the throat was the height of medieval fashion. The word traveled from 'nice neckwear' to 'generally beautiful' — all from the Latin word for a whirlpool.