Etymology

geat

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Today it means: The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting. Full definition →

Old English Ġēat ← Proto-West Germanic *Gaut ← Proto-Germanic *gautaz
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geat · noun1

See gate.

Geat · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gautaz“Geat”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*Gaut
  3. Old English · derived fromĠēat
  4. English todayGeat

From Old English Ġēat, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishĠēat all →

gateyate-gate

Proto-Germanic*gautaz all →

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