English
Gourock
Gourock comes from Scottish Gaelic Guireag ‘pimple’, and goes back to Middle Irish guirín ‘pustule’.
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200guirín‘pustule’
- Scottish GaelicmodernGuireag‘pimple’
- EnglishtodayGourock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200guirín‘pustule’
- Scottish GaelicmodernGuireag‘pimple’
- EnglishtodayGourock
Every English word from Middle Irish guirín
Today it means
name A town on the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde council area, Scotland; historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS2477).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Irish guirín / Gourock