Where does “gatflicka” come from?

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

gatflicka (Swedish): street girl, prostitute

Definitions

  1. street girl, prostitute

Ancestry of “gatflicka”, step by step

gatflicka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gåta

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

via Swedish flicka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflickaa girl; to repair, to patch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭEvery word from Old Norse gáta