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Where does “gat” come from?

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

gat (Icelandic): watchfulness, attention; caution

Definitions

  1. watchfulness, attention; caution

Ancestry of “gat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gat”

  • aðgát
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