English
Gatwick
Gatwick comes from Old English gāt ‘goat’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *gaits.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gaits‘goat’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gāt‘goat’
- EnglishtodayGatwick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gaits‘goat’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gāt‘goat’
- EnglishtodayGatwick
Formed from -wick
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *gaits ‘goat’
Today it means
name An airport in Crawley borough, West Sussex, England, approximately halfway between London and Brighton (OS grid ref TQ2841).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gaits / Gatwick