Where does “gatvė” come from?
gatvė (Lithuanian) comes from Middle Low German gāte, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
gatvė (Lithuanian): street
Ancestry of “gatvė”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | gāte | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |