Where does “gort” come from?

gort (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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.

gort (Scottish Gaelic): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “gort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgortfield; land, territory
2Proto-Celticgortosenclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
4Proto-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 →