goit

English

/ɡɔɪt/

noun

Definitions

(UK) A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gote (a drain, stream, channel) inherited from Old English *gotu (drain, gutter, channel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gutō (gutter, drain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰew- (pour).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰew-

Gloss

pour

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

goat English
gote English
dakgoot Dutch, Flemish
goot Dutch, Flemish
gootsteen Dutch, Flemish
*gʰew- Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European
*gutō Proto-Germanic
*gote Old English
*gotu Old English
gāt Old English
gote Middle English
got Indonesian
gōte Middle Dutch
*gota Old Dutch

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