Where does “aardgas” come from?

aardgas (Dutch) 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.

aardgas (Dutch): natural gas

Definitions

  1. natural gas

Ancestry of “aardgas”, step by step

aardgas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gas

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—

via Dutch aard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardnature, character, disposition; Alternative form...
2Middle Dutchāert—
3Old Dutchard—
4Proto-West Germanic*ardi—
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “aardgas”

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