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Where does “gote” come from?

gote (Middle English) comes from Old English gote, from Proto-Germanic gutō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gote (Middle English): goat; The meat or flesh of goats; A chamois or...

Definitions

  1. goat; The meat or flesh of goats; A chamois or...

Ancestry of “gote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgotedrain, gutter
2Proto-Germanicgutōgutter, drain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “gote”

  • goat
  • goats
  • scapegoat
  • goatee
  • goatskin
  • goatish
  • goateed
  • goatsucker
  • goaty
  • goatlike
  • gote
  • goatfish
  • goit
  • goating
  • goatherder
  • goatgrass
  • goatling
  • goatweed
  • scapegoatism
  • goathair
  • goatmeat
  • goatishness
  • goathouse
  • antigoat
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