Where does “gát” come from?

gát (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

gát (Icelandic): watchfulness, attention; caution

Definitions

  1. watchfulness, attention; caution

Ancestry of “gát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegathole, opening
2Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

Words derived from “gát”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatą →Every word from Old Norse gat →
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