Where does “goot” come from?
goot (Middle English) comes from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic gait, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.
Ancestry of “goot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | gāt | goat |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gait | goat; thrush |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaits | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰayd- | — |
Words derived from “goot”