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
Ancestry of “gatefeier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gåte | puzzle, riddle, enigma; mystery; rebus,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gáta | riddle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |