Where does “gotu” come from?

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

gotu (Old English): channel, gutter, drain

Definitions

  1. channel, gutter, drain

Ancestry of “gotu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgutōgutter, drain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gutō →
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