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Where does “gort” come from?

gort (Irish) comes from Old Irish gort, from Proto-Celtic gortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gort (Irish): field; orchard; crop

Definitions

  1. field; orchard; crop

Ancestry of “gort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgortfield; land, territory
2Proto-Celticgortos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “gort”

  • fíonghort
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