Where does “gå till väga” come from?

gå till väga (Swedish) comes from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gå till väga (Swedish): to go about (something in a particular manner), to proceed

Definitions

  1. to go about (something in a particular manner), to proceed

Ancestry of “gå till väga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedishgā—
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

Words derived from “gå till väga”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →