Where does “gorr” come from?

gorr (Yola) comes from Middle English gorst, from Old English gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic gurstaz.

gorr (Yola): The stalks of beans used to burn

Definitions

  1. The stalks of beans used to burn

Ancestry of “gorr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgorstGorse or a similar plant; A area or place...
2Old Englishgorstgorse
3Proto-West Germanic*gorst—
4Proto-Germanicgurstaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gurstaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gorst →Every word from Old English gorst →