English

Newgate

Newgate comes from Middle English Newgate.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from new + gate

Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’

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Proto-Germanic *niwjaz ‘new’

Proto-West Germanic *niwi ‘new’

Old English nēowe ‘new’

Middle English neowe

English new

Proto-Germanic *gatą ‘hole, opening’

Proto-West Germanic *gat ‘opening, gate’

Old English ġeat ‘gate, door’

Middle English gate ‘gate’

English gate

Every English word from Middle English Newgate

name One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.

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