Where does “gat” come from?

gat (Danish) comes from Old Norse gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

gat (Danish): anus of an animal, fish especially

Definitions

  1. anus of an animal, fish especially

Ancestry of “gat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegathole, opening
2Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatą →Every word from Old Norse gat →