Where does “gat” come from?

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

gat (Dutch): gap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port

Definitions

  1. gap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port

Ancestry of “gat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgat—
2Old Dutchgat—
3Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

Words derived from “gat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →