1845, from French gâteau "cake," from Old French gastel, from Frankish *wastil "cake," from Proto-Germanic *was-tilaz, from PIE *wes- (5) "to eat, consume."
gastropod
gastrula
gat
gate
-gate
gateau
gate-house
gate-keeper
gateway
gather
gatherer
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