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Where does “Gasse” come from?

Gasse (German) comes from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

Gasse (German): lane; alley

Definitions

  1. lane; alley

Ancestry of “Gasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangazzalane
2Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “Gasse”

  • Gässchen
  • Gassi
  • Gassigehen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →