Where does “gortaigh” come from?
gortaigh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish gortaigid, from Old Irish goirt, from Proto-Celtic gʷereti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
gortaigh (Irish): to hurt, injure
Ancestry of “gortaigh”, step by step