Where does “gurt” come from?

gurt (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “gurt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “gurt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Celtic writ-