Those are two different words though. If the OP had said they were related I wouldn’t protest because they likely are. But they stated it as a fact, which we do not know to be true.
In french, gargoyle is “gargouille”. The verb to gargle is “gargouiller”. Used in a sentence, the word is the exact same. “Il se gargouille”/“He gargles”.
I don’t know, to me it seems pretty clear they’re related.
Totally interesting until you look it up to find there’s no truth to it.
It’s kinda true, but less exciting than the person made it sound.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gargoyle
https://www.etymonline.com/word/gargle
Those are two different words though. If the OP had said they were related I wouldn’t protest because they likely are. But they stated it as a fact, which we do not know to be true.
In french, gargoyle is “gargouille”. The verb to gargle is “gargouiller”. Used in a sentence, the word is the exact same. “Il se gargouille”/“He gargles”.
I don’t know, to me it seems pretty clear they’re related.
Related yes, “comes from” (the claim made here) we don’t know that for sure