Where does “Coingate” come from?

Coingate (English) comes 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.

Coingate (English): A 2005 controversy around mishandling of government funds entrusted to Ohio Republican Party operatives, involving rare coin funds

Definitions

  1. A 2005 controversy around mishandling of government funds entrusted to Ohio Republican Party operatives, involving rare coin funds

Ancestry of “Coingate”, step by step

Coingate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgateA doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,...
2Middle EnglishgateAn entryway or entrance to a settlement or...
3Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
4Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
5Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
6Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via English coin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoinA piece of currency, usually metallic and in the...
2Frenchcoinwedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place,...
3Old Frenchcoin
4Latincuneuswedge, wedge shape; troops arrayed in a wedge...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱūsting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-
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