Where does “gote” come from?
gote (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gutō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
gote (Old English): drain, gutter
Ancestry of “gote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gutō | gutter, drain |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |
Words derived from “gote”