Where does “gáta” come from?

gáta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gáta (Faroese): riddle

Definitions

  1. riddle

Ancestry of “gáta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegátariddle
2Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →
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