Where does “Iraqgate” come from?
Iraqgate (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.
Iraqgate (English): A 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq
Definitions
- A 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq
Ancestry of “Iraqgate”, step by step
Iraqgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |