Where does “gåtfull” come from?

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

gåtfull (Swedish): enigmatic, inscrutable, secretive, mysterious

Definitions

  1. enigmatic, inscrutable, secretive, mysterious

Ancestry of “gåtfull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåtariddle; verbal puzzle
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gåtfull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →
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