Where does “gatelykt” come from?

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

gatelykt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a street lamp or street light

Definitions

  1. a street lamp or street light

Ancestry of “gatelykt”, step by step

gatelykt 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 lykt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklykta light, lamp or lantern
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →