Where does “غاز” come from?
غاز (Arabic) comes from French gaz, 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.
غاز (Arabic): gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene
Definitions
- gas; gas; gasoline; petrol; kerosene
Ancestry of “غاز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 2 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |