Where does “gat” come from?
gat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.
Ancestry of “gat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | gat | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gatą | hole, opening, passage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodom | — |