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

Definitions

  1. natural gas well

Ancestry of “Erdgasquelle”, step by step

Erdgasquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erdgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErdgasnatural gas
2Germanërdeearth
3Middle High Germanërdeearth
4Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
5Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via German quelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquelleinflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanquelle—
3Old High Germanquella—
4Proto-West Germanic*kwalljāwellspring; spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →
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