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Where does “gatumusikant” come from?

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

gatumusikant (Swedish): street musician

Definitions

  1. street musician

Ancestry of “gatumusikant”, 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 →