Where does “gatehjørne” come from?

gatehjørne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hjørne, from Norwegian Bokmål hjørne, from Danish hjørne, from Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

gatehjørne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a street corner

Definitions

  1. a street corner

Ancestry of “gatehjørne”, step by step

gatehjørne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hjørne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhjørnea corner
2Norwegian Bokmålhjørnea corner
3Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
4Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
5Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Norwegian Nynorsk gåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåteriddle, enigma, conundrum; mystery
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ →Every word from Old Norse hyrna →