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
Ancestry of “gatekunstnar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gåte | riddle, enigma, conundrum; mystery |
| 2 | Old Norse | gáta | riddle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |