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Etymology of the English word gatekeeper

the English word gatekeeper
derived from the English word gate
derived from the Old Norse word gata
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghe-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gatan
derived from the English word keeper
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)
derived from the English word keep
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kap-

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Word found in Modern English



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