Where does “*gatwā” come from?
*gatwā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
Ancestry of “*gatwā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |