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Where does “gorte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gorte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgoirtbitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen; hungry, starved
2Proto-Celticgʷeretito heat, to warm
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “gorte”

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