This is the 4363rd most frequent German word.
gehörte
"Gehörte" means "belonged" or "was part of."
The word 'gehörte' is used here as the past tense of 'gehören', indicating membership or belonging in the past.
Er gehörte früher zu dieser Gruppe.
He used to belong to this group.
Here, 'gehörte' represents possession in the past.
Das Buch gehörte meiner Großmutter.
The book belonged to my grandmother.
In this context, 'gehörte' is part of the expression 'gehörte sich', which means 'was appropriate' in a social or moral context.