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
Ancestry of “gat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 2 | Old French | gaut | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |