English
gateman
From gate + -man.
A compound of gate + -man
Proto-Germanic *gatą ‘hole, opening’
Proto-West Germanic *gat ‘opening, gate’
Old English ġeat ‘gate, door’
Middle English gate ‘gate’
English gate
Today it means
noun A gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate.
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Etymograph / gateman