Where does “gasmaske” come from?
gasmaske (Danish) comes from Danish gås, 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- — to bend, to curve.
gasmaske (Danish): gas mask
Definitions
- gas mask
Ancestry of “gasmaske”, step by step
gasmaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gås | goose; present tense passive of gå; infinitive... |
| 2 | German | Gaskammer | gas chamber |
| 3 | German | kammer | chamber; room |
| 4 | Middle High German | kamer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | chamara | — |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Danish måske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | måske | perhaps, possibly, maybe |
| 2 | Danish | må | present of måtte; may, might |
| 3 | Danish | måtte | mat; must, have to, got to; can, may |
| 4 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 5 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 6 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 7 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 8 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 9 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |