Where does “yate” come from?

yate (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.

yate (Middle English): Alternative form of gate

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gate

Ancestry of “yate”, step by step

yate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English gate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgateAn entryway or entrance to a settlement or...
2Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
3Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Middle English gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgatAlternative form of gate
2Old Englishgātgoat
3Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
4Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →