Where does “gazomètre” come from?

gazomètre (French) comes from French gaz, 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.

gazomètre (French): gasometer, gasholder

Definitions

  1. gasometer, gasholder

Ancestry of “gazomètre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazgas; flatulence
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
3Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
4Middle High Germangazze—
5Old High Germangazzalane
6Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
7Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gazomètre”

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