Where does “gatekunstnar” come from?

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

gatekunstnar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a street artist

Definitions

  1. a street artist

Ancestry of “gatekunstnar”, step by step

gatekunstnar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gåte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåteriddle, enigma, conundrum; mystery
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Norwegian Nynorsk kunstnar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkunstnarartist
2Middle Low Germankunstener—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →