goor

Meaning

dirty, filthy, disgusting

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣoːr/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch goor (“filthy”), from Middle Dutch goor, gore (“mud; dirt”), from Old Dutch *gor, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“manure; filth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-. Cognate with Old High German gor, Old Norse gor, Old English gor (English gore).

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