Where does “gat” come from?

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

gat (Middle English): Alternative form of gate

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gate

Ancestry of “gat”, step by step

gat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
2Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Old English gāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgātgoat
2Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

via Old English gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgatgoat
2Proto-West Germanicgathole, opening
3Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

Words derived from “gat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →