Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “gatæ” come from?

gatæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

Ancestry of “gatæ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gatæ”

  • hovedgade
  • gade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →