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

Definitions

  1. a pedestrian street

Ancestry of “gågate”, step by step

gågate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålgåTo walk, go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Norwegian Bokmål gåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgåtepuzzle, riddle, enigma; mystery; rebus,...
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →