goat

goat · noun, verb¹

1. substrate · derived from
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*gaits
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*gait
4. Old English · inherited fromgāt
5. Middle English · inherited fromgoot
6. English todaygoat

Inherited from Middle English goot, got, gat, from Old English gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language. The sense of lecherous man derives from the slang expression “horny as a goat”.

GOAT · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
2. Proto-Germanic*grautaz
3. Proto-West Germanic*graut
4. Old Englishgrēat
5. Middle Englishgrete
6. Englishgreat
7. Englishgreatest
8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
10. Proto-Germanic*ab
11. Proto-West Germanic*ab
12. Old Englishæf
13. Old Englishof
14. Middle Englishof
15. Englishof
16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
18. Proto-Germanic*allaz
19. Proto-West Germanic*all
20. Old Englisheall
21. Middle Englishall
22. Englishall
23. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
24. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
25. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
26. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
27. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
28. Old Englishtīma
29. Middle Englishtyme
30. Englishtime
31. English todayGOAT

Abbreviation.

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