Where does “Erdgasquelle” come from?
Erdgasquelle (German) comes from German Erdgas, from German ërde, from Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Erdgasquelle (German): natural gas well
Ancestry of “Erdgasquelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Erdgas | natural gas |
| 2 | German | ërde | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | ërde | — |
| 4 | Old High German | erda | The Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |