Where does “gasveld” come from?

gasveld (Dutch) comes from Dutch veld, from Dutch fles, from Middle Dutch flassche, from Old Dutch flaska, from Proto-West Germanic flaskā, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

gasveld (Dutch): gas field

Definitions

  1. gas field

Ancestry of “gasveld”, step by step

gasveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch veld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchveldA field, open country; An agricultural field; A...
2Dutchflesbottle
3Middle Dutchflassche
4Old Dutchflaska
5Proto-West Germanicflaskābottle, flask
6Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
7Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną
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