Where does “Tripgate” come from?
Tripgate (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.
Tripgate (English): A 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline
Definitions
- A 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline
Ancestry of “Tripgate”, step by step
Tripgate 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 |