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Where does “gor” come from?

gor (Middle English) comes from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

gor (Middle English): Alternative form of gore; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gore; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “gor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
2Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “gor”

  • Gore
  • gore
  • gory
  • gorily
  • gorbellied
  • goriness
  • gorefest
  • begore
  • gorbelly
  • goreless
  • gorcrow
  • engore
  • goregrind
  • gorehound
  • ungory
  • goresome
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