Where does “Gourock” come from?
Gourock (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Guireag, from Middle Irish guirín, from Old Irish guirid, from Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
Ancestry of “Gourock”, step by step