Where does “hlid geat” come from?

hlid geat (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.

hlid geat (Old English): postern, swing gate

Definitions

  1. postern, swing gate

Ancestry of “hlid geat”, step by step

hlid geat 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 hlið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhliðAlternative spelling of hliþ
2Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlid geat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →