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Where does “gatwǭ” come from?

gatwǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gatwǭ (Proto-Germanic): street, passage

Definitions

  1. street, passage

Ancestry of “gatwǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gatwǭ”

  • gate
  • gateway
  • gait
  • Yeats
  • gatekeeper
  • gatehouse
  • tailgate
  • Southgate
  • floodgate
  • gatepost
  • tollgate
  • gateman
  • fluxgate
  • Yeatsian
  • gatefold
  • stargate
  • Ambergate
  • farmgate
  • headgate
  • gateless
  • outgate
  • wastegate
  • yate
  • gatecrash
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