Where does “gågate” come from?
gågate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gå, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
gågate (Norwegian Bokmål): a pedestrian street
Ancestry of “gågate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gå | To walk, go; To work , run, to be possible; To be... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ganga | to go, walk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ganganą | to go, walk, step |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |