Where does “gateway” come from?
Gateway derives from English way and away, tracing through Proto-Germanic gatwǭ and Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- and ǵʰengʰ-, ultimately from the root weǵʰ-.
gateway (English): An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a...
Definitions
- An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a...
Ancestry of “gateway”, step by step
gateway 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 |