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Where does “gata” come from?

gata (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gata (Old Norse): riddle

Definitions

  1. riddle

Ancestry of “gata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gata”

  • gåta
  • gåte
  • gåtefull
  • gåte
  • gåtefull
  • gáta
  • krossgáta
  • gáta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →