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Where does “'Gater” come from?

'Gater (English) comes from English stargate, from English gate, from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

'Gater (English): A fan of the science fiction franchise "Stargate"

Definitions

  1. A fan of the science fiction franchise "Stargate"

Ancestry of “'Gater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstargateA hypothetical device consisting of a traversable...
2EnglishgateA doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,...
3Middle EnglishgateAn entryway or entrance to a settlement or...
4Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
5Old Frenchgaut—
6Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
7Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →