Where does “Ovalgate” come from?
Ovalgate (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.
Ovalgate (English): A 2006 scandal in which the Pakistani cricket team forfeited the Oval Test match against England after allegations of tampering with the ball
Definitions
- A 2006 scandal in which the Pakistani cricket team forfeited the Oval Test match against England after allegations of tampering with the ball
Ancestry of “Ovalgate”, step by step
Ovalgate 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 |