Where does “gangstétt” come from?

gangstétt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ganga, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gangstétt (Icelandic): sidewalk, pavement

Definitions

  1. sidewalk, pavement

Ancestry of “gangstétt”, step by step

gangstétt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ganga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgangato walk; to work, operate, run; to go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Icelandic stétt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstétta pavement, a sidewalk; a profession, a trade; a...
2Old Norsestéttpavement; steppingstones; degree, rank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →