Where does “gote” come from?

gote (English) comes from Middle English gote, from Old English gote, from Proto-Germanic gutō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gote (English): A drain; sluice; ditch or gutter; A drainage...

Definitions

  1. A drain; sluice; ditch or gutter; A drainage...

Ancestry of “gote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgotegoat; The meat or flesh of goats; A chamois or...
2Old Englishgotedrain, gutter
3Proto-Germanicgutōgutter, drain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gutō →Every word from Old English gote →