Where does “fiergengat” come from?

fiergengat (Old English) comes from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic gait, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.

fiergengat (Old English): chamois a goat antelope (

Definitions

  1. chamois a goat antelope (

Ancestry of “fiergengat”, step by step

fiergengat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgātgoat
2Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

via Old English fiergen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfiergenmountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaits →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gait →