Where does “flodgate” come from?
flodgate (Middle English) comes 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.
flodgate (Middle English): Alternative form of flodegate
Definitions
- Alternative form of flodegate
Ancestry of “flodgate”, step by step
flodgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 2 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 3 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via Middle English flod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flod | A waterbody or water in general; A flood; a... |
| 2 | Old English | flōd | river, flood |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flōdu | river; flood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |