Where does “gas” come from?
gas (Danish) comes from German Gaskammer, from German kammer, from Middle High German kamer, from Old High German chamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
gas (Danish): goose; present tense passive of gå; infinitive...
Definitions
- goose; present tense passive of gå; infinitive...
Ancestry of “gas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gaskammer | gas chamber |
| 2 | German | kammer | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | kamer | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chamara | — |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |