Where does “gas” come from?

gas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gas (Afrikaans): guest; gas

Definitions

  1. guest; gas

Ancestry of “gas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
2Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
3Middle High Germangazze—
4Old High Germangazzalane
5Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
6Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →