Where does “laggas” come from?

laggas (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans gas, 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.

laggas (Afrikaans): laughing gas, nitrous oxide

Definitions

  1. laughing gas, nitrous oxide

Ancestry of “laggas”, step by step

laggas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgasguest; gas
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
3Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
4Middle High Germangazze—
5Old High Germangazzalane
6Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
7Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Afrikaans lag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanslagto laugh
2Dutchlachento laugh
3Middle Dutchlachento laugh; to smile; to be happy
4Old Dutchlahhan—
5Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
6Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →