Where does “gort” come from?

gort (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gort (Old Irish): field; land, territory

Definitions

  1. field; land, territory

Ancestry of “gort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgortosenclosure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “gort”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gortos →