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Where does “gat” come from?

gat (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

gat (Proto-West Germanic): hole, opening

Definitions

  1. hole, opening

Ancestry of “gat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

Words derived from “gat”

  • gate
  • goat
  • gateway
  • goats
  • gait
  • Yeats
  • scapegoat
  • gatekeeper
  • goatee
  • gatehouse
  • tailgate
  • Southgate
  • goatskin
  • floodgate
  • gatepost
  • tollgate
  • gateman
  • fluxgate
  • goatish
  • Yeatsian
  • goateed
  • gatefold
  • goatsucker
  • stargate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →