PIE *gheu の「噴出する」が語源で、foundry, geyser, gust と同じ。 強風を意味する。
英語の語源
gust
gust: [16] The underlying meaning of gust is ‘sudden rush or gush’, and related words refer to water or steam rather than wind. It was borrowed from Old Norse gustr ‘gust’, and the closely connected geysa ‘gush’ produced English geyser [18]. => geyser
gust (n.)
1580s, "sudden squall of wind," possibly a dialectal survival from Old Norse gustr "a cold blast of wind" (related to gusa "to gush, spurt") or Old High German gussa "flood," both from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from PIE *gheus-, from root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Probably originally in English as a nautical word.
gust (v.)
1813, from gust (n.). Related: Gusted; gusting.
例文
1. As she went past there was a gust of strong perfume.
彼女は通り過ぎた時に強い香水の匂いがした。
2.A gust of wind pried loose a section of sheet-metal roofing.
激しい風が屋根に敷かれた金属片を巻き上げた。/
3.A gust of breeze moved down the hillside,ruffling the grass.
そよ風が山の斜面を吹き下ろし、青草を波のように起伏させた。
4.During the night a gust of wind had blown the pot over.