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The origin of the name?

I'm translating a historical Dutch-language dictionary of the Frisian language (the closest cousin to English), and came across something rather interesting.

The word "goate" (gutter, ditch, or channel) has the diminutive "goatsje" which looks awfully familiar.

A related-sounding word is "gat" with the diminutive "gatsje" (little hole).

I wonder, what is the origin of the website's name? -- Sy / ^(talk) 13:38, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

External media?

Okay, no image due to the FAQ, ok gotcha. Then why can't we use the Template:External media with the image, instead of the External links section at the bottom? 1timeuse75 (talk) 08:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]