Where does “gågate” come from?

gågate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gå, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gågate (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåwalk, go
2Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
3Old Norsegeyjato bark
4Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

via Norwegian Nynorsk gåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåteriddle, enigma, conundrum; mystery
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →