Where does “hât” come from?

hât (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch gat, from Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

hât (Jersey Dutch): arse, ass

Definitions

  1. arse, ass

Ancestry of “hât”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatą →Every word from Old Dutch gat →