Where does “gøta” come from?
gøta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
gøta (Faroese): trail, path; way, street
Ancestry of “gøta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gata | street, road |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |