Where does “gatekunstner” come from?

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

gatekunstner (Norwegian Bokmål): a street artist

Definitions

  1. a street artist

Ancestry of “gatekunstner”, step by step

gatekunstner 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 kunstner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkunstneran artist
2Middle Low Germankunstener—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →