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Where does “Guireag” come from?

Guireag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish guirín, from Old Irish guirid, from Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

Guireag (Scottish Gaelic): pimple

Definitions

  1. pimple

Ancestry of “Guireag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishguirínpustule
2Old Irishguiridto heat, to warm
3Proto-Celtic*gʷorīti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “Guireag”

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