Where does “gât” come from?

gât (Welsh) comes from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

gât (Welsh): gate

Definitions

  1. gate

Ancestry of “gât”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgateAn entryway or entrance to a settlement or...
2Old Englishġeatgate; a gate, door
3Old Frenchgautforest, woods, woodland
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →