Where does “witgat” come from?

witgat (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wit, from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

witgat (Afrikaans): motlopi tree

Definitions

  1. motlopi tree

Ancestry of “witgat”, step by step

witgat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswitwhite
2Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
3Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
4Old Dutchwītwhite
5Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
6Proto-Germanic*wet—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Afrikaans gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgathole; perforation; gap; opening; hole or hollowed...
2Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
3Middle Dutchgat—
4Old Dutchgat—
5Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

Words derived from “witgat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →