Where does “gatelykt” come from?

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

gatelykt (Norwegian Bokmål): a street lamp or street light

Definitions

  1. a street lamp or street light

Ancestry of “gatelykt”, step by step

gatelykt 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 lykt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållykta light, lamp or lantern
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →