Where does “gasworker” come from?

gasworker (English) comes from English worker, from Middle English werkere.

gasworker (English): Someone who works in a gasworks

Definitions

  1. Someone who works in a gasworks

Ancestry of “gasworker”, step by step

gasworker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English worker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkerA person who performs labor for a living,...
2Middle Englishwerkere—

via English gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgasMatter in a state intermediate between liquid and...
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
Every word from Middle English werkere →Every word from English worker →