Where does “Zwanegat” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Zwanegat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgat—
2Old Dutchgat—
3Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatą →Every word from Old Dutch gat →