Where does “gāte” come from?

gāte (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

Ancestry of “gāte”, step by step

gāte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gatwǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Proto-Germanic gutǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgutǭgroove; channel; gutter

Words derived from “gāte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →
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