Where does “Gorree” come from?
Gorree (Manx) comes from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Old Norse guð, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “Gorree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Guðrøðr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Guðfríðr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | guð | God m; god, deity n |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |