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.
gågate (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pedestrian street
Ancestry of “gågate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gå | walk, go; work , run, to be possible; be alright,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 3 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | — |