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Gate

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or entrance
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Stage 1 of 2
gat
Old Norse · medieval
"an opening, a road"
an opening or road, later specifically a hinged barrier at an opening
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Stage 2 of 2
gate
English · 1200s
"a hinged barrier closing an opening in a fence or wall"
settled as the standard English word for a hinged barrier at an opening
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