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Where does “goirt” come from?

goirt (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gʷereti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

goirt (Old Irish): bitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen; hungry, starved

Definitions

  1. bitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen; hungry, starved

Ancestry of “goirt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgʷeretito heat, to warm
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “goirt”

  • gortaigh
  • goirt
  • goirt
  • gearradh-gort
  • gort
  • gorte
  • gortaigid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →