Where does “a'gate” come from?

a'gate (Scots) comes from Scots a', from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

a'gate (Scots): everywhere

Definitions

  1. everywhere

Ancestry of “a'gate”, step by step

a'gate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots a'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsa'all; All
2Middle Englishallall; all, every
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Scots gate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsgatestreet, way, road, path
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →