Where does “hidaskatu” come from?

hidaskatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

hidaskatu (Finnish): slow street

Definitions

  1. slow street

Ancestry of “hidaskatu”, step by step

hidaskatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatustreet
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂

via Finnish hidas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhidasslow
2Proto-Germanicsīþaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭEvery word from Old Norse gáta
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