Where does “gors” come from?

gors (Middle English) comes from Old English gors, from Proto-West Germanic gerstu, from Proto-Germanic gerstō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- — grain.

gors (Middle English): Alternative form of gorst

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gorst

Ancestry of “gors”, step by step

gors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgors—
2Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
3Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain

via Old English gorst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgorstgorse
2Proto-West Germanic*gorst—
3Proto-Germanicgurstaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerstō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gerstu →