Where does “hellegeat” come from?

hellegeat (Old English) comes from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

hellegeat (Old English): gate of hell

Definitions

  1. gate of hell

Ancestry of “hellegeat”, step by step

hellegeat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
2Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Old English hell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhellhell
2Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
3Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →