Where does “Pastygate” come from?
Pastygate (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.
Pastygate (English): A 2012 British controversy around taxation of hot snacks such as pasties, where Conservative ministers were said to be out of touch with the eating habits of ordinary people
Definitions
- A 2012 British controversy around taxation of hot snacks such as pasties, where Conservative ministers were said to be out of touch with the eating habits of ordinary people
Ancestry of “Pastygate”, step by step
Pastygate 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 pasty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pasty | Like paste, sticky; pale, lacking colour, having... |
| 2 | English | paste | A soft moist mixture, in particular; A substance... |
| 3 | Middle English | paste | dough for the making of bread or pastry |
| 4 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 5 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |