Where does “Flüssigerdgas” come from?

Flüssigerdgas (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.

Flüssigerdgas (German): liquefied natural gas

Definitions

  1. liquefied natural gas

Ancestry of “Flüssigerdgas”, step by step

Flüssigerdgas 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 flüssig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflüssigfluid; liquid; molten
2Old High Germanfluzzīg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →