Where does “gatefeier” come from?

gatefeier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gåte, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gatefeier (Norwegian Bokmål): a street sweeper

Definitions

  1. a street sweeper

Ancestry of “gatefeier”, step by step

gatefeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgåtepuzzle, riddle, enigma; mystery; rebus,...
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Norwegian Bokmål feier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfeierpresent of feie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →
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