Where does “gearradh-gort” come from?

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

gearradh-gort (Scottish Gaelic): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “gearradh-gort”, step by step

gearradh-gort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic gort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgortfamine
2Old Irishgortfield; land, territory
3Proto-Celticgortosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Scottish Gaelic gearradh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgearradhverbal noun of geàrr; cut; sarcasm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gortos →