Where does “Geat” come from?
Geat (English) comes from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Geat (English): A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly...
Definitions
- A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly...
Ancestry of “Geat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 2 | Old French | gaut | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |