Where does “gatuskylt” come from?

gatuskylt (Swedish) comes from Swedish skylt, from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

gatuskylt (Swedish): a street sign (showing the name of a street)

Definitions

  1. a street sign (showing the name of a street)

Ancestry of “gatuskylt”, step by step

gatuskylt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskylta sign; a clearly visible object bearing a short...
2Middle Low Germanschilt—
3Old Saxonskildshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Swedish gåta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåtariddle; verbal puzzle
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →