'disgust' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'desgouster', where 'des-' meant 'away' or a negative force and 'gouster' (from Latin 'gustare') meant 'to taste'.

'disgust' changed from Old French 'desgouster' into Middle English forms such as 'disgusten' and eventually became the modern English word 'disgust'.

Initially, it meant 'to deprive of taste or to offend the palate' (literally 'to make have a bad taste'), but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to cause strong revulsion or profound dislike'.