Where does “gatlykta” come from?

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

gatlykta (Swedish): a street lamp, a street light

Definitions

  1. a street lamp, a street light

Ancestry of “gatlykta”, step by step

gatlykta 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 lykta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyktaa lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Old Norse gáta →