Where does “Koaigat” come from?
Koaigat (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Gat, from Old Frisian gāt, from Proto-West Germanic gait, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.
Koaigat (Saterland Frisian): keyhole
Ancestry of “Koaigat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Saterland Frisian | Gat | hole |
| 2 | Old Frisian | gāt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gait | goat; thrush |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaits | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰayd- | — |