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
Ancestry of “Gasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
Words derived from “Gasse”