Where does “kolgeit” come from?

kolgeit (Yogad) comes from English Colgate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

kolgeit (Yogad): toothpaste

Definitions

  1. toothpaste

Ancestry of “kolgeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColgatetoothpaste brand
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 →