Where does “dragon gate” come from?
dragon gate (English) comes from English dragon, from English drag queen, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
dragon gate (English): An architectural design feature to allow for concordance with the philosophy of feng shui, a portal that allows dragons to flow through structures, by leaving an empty hole through a building
Definitions
- An architectural design feature to allow for concordance with the philosophy of feng shui, a portal that allows dragons to flow through structures, by leaving an empty hole through a building
Ancestry of “dragon gate”, step by step
dragon gate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dragon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragon | A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature; An... |
| 2 | English | drag queen | A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's... |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
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 |