English -gate

← Old English geat (inherited)

← English Watergate (back-formation)

→ English Fornigate (blend)

→ English Whitewatergate (suffix)

→ English Shawinigate (blend)

→ English Penelopegate (affix)

→ English Sottogate (affix)

→ English Obamagate (affix)

→ German -gate (borrowed)

→ French -gate (borrowed)

→ Chinese 門 (semantic loan)