Where does “gasworks” come from?

gasworks (English) comes from English gas, from Dutch gas — gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street.

gasworks (English): A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and...

Definitions

  1. A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and...

Ancestry of “gasworks”, step by step

gasworks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgasMatter in a state intermediate between liquid and...
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street

via English works

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishworksplural of work in its countable senses; API pl; A...
Every word from Dutch gasEvery word from English gas