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

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “gatvė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangāte—
2Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Middle Low German gāte →