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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →