Goat
/ɡoʊt/noun
A hardy horned ruminant mammal kept for milk, meat, and fiber.
Did you know?Goat names go back to Proto-Germanic *gaitaz, and the same root also gave English the word “gait,” originally referring to a way of walking like a goat.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰey-
“to yawn, gape, or open wide”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gaitaz
“goat”
Old English
OE
gāt
“goat”
Middle English
ME
goot
“goat”
Modern English
EN
goat
“goat”