Where does “gátt” come from?
gátt (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gátt, from Proto-Germanic ganhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gátt (Icelandic): doorway
Ancestry of “gátt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gátt | the rabbet of a doorsill or doorpost; doorway |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ganhtiz | going |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |