English

handgate

From hand + gate.

A compound of hand + gate

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

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 gate that can be opened and closed by hand.

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

Etymograph / handgate