goate

Significado (English)

1. gutter
2. drainage ditch
3. splash, small amount of liquid
4. downpour

Etimologia (English)

Borrowed from holandês médio: gote

Borrowed from Middle Low German: gāte

Cognate with Old Frisian: gete

In summary

Probably from Middle Dutch gote or Middle Low German gāte, gōte, gȫte (“gutter”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutǭ (“groove; channel; gutter”), related to the verb *geutaną (“to pour”). Related to Old Frisian gete (“outpouring”); see geate.