Where does “gáta” come from?

gáta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gát, from Old Norse gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

gáta (Icelandic): riddle

Definitions

  1. riddle

Ancestry of “gáta”, step by step

gáta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgátwatchfulness, attention; caution
2Old Norsegathole, opening
3Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

via Old Norse gáta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegátariddle
2Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gáta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatą →Every word from Old Norse gat →