Where does “iet” come from?

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

iet (Welsh): gate

Definitions

  1. gate

Ancestry of “iet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishȝetAlternative form of ȝit; Alternative form of gate
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 →