Etymograph

English

Gath

Gath comes from Middle Low German gate ‘street, alley’.

  1. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600gate‘street, alley’
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentGath
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600gate‘street, alley’
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentGath
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Another origin of Gath

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentגַּת‘wine press’
  2. EnglishtodayGath

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle Low German gate / Gath