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Where does “Robogate” come from?

Robogate (English) comes from English -gate, from English Watergate, from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Robogate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gateCombined with keywords to form the names of...
2EnglishWatergate—
3EnglishwaterA substance found at room temperature and...
4Middle Englishwaterwater; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,...
5Old Englishwæterwater
6Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
7Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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