Where does “Gässchen” come from?

Gässchen (German) comes from German 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.

Gässchen (German): Diminutive of Gasse; small, narrow lane

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Gasse; small, narrow lane

Ancestry of “Gässchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangassealley, ginnel, twitchel
2Middle High Germangazze—
3Old High Germangazzalane
4Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
5Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →
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