Where does “Nannygate” come from?
Nannygate (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.
Nannygate (English): Any of various political scandals involving the hired nannies of politicians, e.g. where taxes are unpaid or a visa not obtained
Definitions
- Any of various political scandals involving the hired nannies of politicians, e.g. where taxes are unpaid or a visa not obtained
Ancestry of “Nannygate”, step by step
Nannygate 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 |
via English Nanny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nanny | A child's nurse |
| 2 | English | Nan | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N |
| 3 | English | nana | a banana; a fool; one's grandmother |
| 4 | English | banana | An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in... |
| 5 | Spanish | banana | banana fruit |
| 6 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 7 | Wolof | banaana | banana |