Where does “gate” come from?

gate (Haitian Creole) comes from French gâter, from Middle French gaster, from Old French gaster, from Latin vastus, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

gate (Haitian Creole): spoil

Definitions

spoil

Ancestry of “gate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	gâter	to spoil, ruin; to go bad, go off
2	Middle French	gaster	to waste; to destroy
3	Old French	gaster	to waste; to destroy
4	Latin	vastus	Empty, unoccupied, i.e. waste, desert; Desolate,...
5	Proto-Celtic	wāstos	empty
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁weh₂-	to leave, abandon, give out

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Latin vastus →