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
- Diminutive of Gasse; small, narrow lane
Ancestry of “Gässchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gasse | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |