Where does “Hellegat” come from?

Hellegat (Dutch) comes from Dutch gat, from Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

Ancestry of “Hellegat”, step by step

Hellegat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

via Dutch helle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhelle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →