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Where does “gor-” come from?

gor- (Welsh) comes from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

gor- (Welsh): extreme, too, over-, hyper-

Definitions

  1. extreme, too, over-, hyper-

Ancestry of “gor-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “gor-”

  • gorsedd
  • gorseddau
  • gwarchodgi
  • gorlifo
  • gwarchod
  • gorchaw
  • gorsedd
  • gorchudd
  • gorchuddio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →