Where does “gåte” come from?

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

gåte (Norwegian Nynorsk): riddle, enigma, conundrum; mystery

Definitions

  1. riddle, enigma, conundrum; mystery

Ancestry of “gåte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegátariddle
2Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gåte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →
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