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en:gate - de:Gatter

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When would the word "gate" have been created? Both words seem to be from the same root. Could something like this be added to the etymology part? Bernburgerin 14:47, 14 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

horn gate and ivory gate

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Possible entries? See Gates of horn and ivory. These get a mention in Chambers 1908 ("horn-gate, one of the two gates of Dreams, through which pass those visions that come true, while out of the ivory-gate pass the unreal") and the original Greek etymology is interesting. Equinox 22:17, 4 May 2019 (UTC)Reply