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

Definitions

  1. doorway

Ancestry of “gátt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegáttthe rabbet of a doorsill or doorpost; doorway
2Proto-Germanicganhtizgoing
3Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganhtiz →