Where does “fägata” come from?

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

fägata (Swedish): a type of droveway; a walled or fenced path for livestock between the settlement and outfield

Definitions

  1. a type of droveway; a walled or fenced path for livestock between the settlement and outfield

Ancestry of “fägata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåtariddle; verbal puzzle
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →