Where does “gátt” come from?

gátt (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ganhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gátt (Old Norse): the rabbet of a doorsill or doorpost; doorway

Definitions

  1. the rabbet of a doorsill or doorpost; doorway

Ancestry of “gátt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicganhtizgoing
2Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gátt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganhtiz →
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