Where does “geatóir” come from?

geatóir (Irish) comes from Irish geata, from Middle Irish geta, from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

geatóir (Irish): gatekeeper

Definitions

  1. gatekeeper

Ancestry of “geatóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgeatagate
2Middle Irishgeta—
3Middle EnglishgateAn entryway or entrance to a settlement or...
4Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
5Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
6Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
7Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →