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.

Gourock (English): historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire OS grid ref NS2477

Definitions

  1. historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire OS grid ref NS2477

Ancestry of “Gourock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicGuireagpimple
2Middle Irishguirínpustule
3Old Irishguiridto heat, to warm
4Proto-Celtic*gʷorītito heat, to warm
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti →