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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

Definitions

  1. to hurt, injure

Ancestry of “gortaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgortaigidto salt, pickle; to hurt, injure
2Old Irishgoirtbitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen; hungry, starved
3Proto-Celticgʷeretito heat, to warm
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →