Etymology

yate

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Today it means: Any of several species of Eucalyptus. Full definition →

Middle English ȝate ← Old English ġeat ← Proto-Germanic *gatą
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yate · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*gatą“hole, opening”
  2. Old English · inherited fromġeat“a gate, door”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromȝate
  4. English todayyate

From Middle English ȝate, yate, ȝeat, alternative forms of gate, gat, from Old English ġeat (“a gate, door”), from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”).

yate · noun2

Unknown

Words from the same roots

Old Englishġeat all →

gategeat-gate

Proto-Germanic*gatą all →

gate

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