Where does “gur” come from?
gur (Irish) comes from Irish go, from Old Irish co, from Proto-Celtic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gur (Irish): that; that... is; that... was/would be
Definitions
- that; that... is; that... was/would be
Ancestry of “gur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | go | that; used to introduce a subjunctive hortative;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | co | with; how?; to, toward |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kom | with, co- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |