Where does “Giftgas” come from?
Giftgas (German) comes from Danish gås, from German Gaskammer, from German kammer, from Middle High German kamer, from Old High German chamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
Giftgas (German): poison gas
Definitions
- poison gas
Ancestry of “Giftgas”, step by step
Giftgas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gås | goose; present tense passive of gå; infinitive... |
| 2 | German | Gaskammer | gas chamber |
| 3 | German | kammer | chamber; room |
| 4 | Middle High German | kamer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | chamara | — |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Danish gift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gift | poison; married; imperative of gifte |
| 2 | German | gift | poison; toxin; venom |
| 3 | Middle High German | gift | gift, something given |
| 4 | Old High German | gift | gift |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gifti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | giftiz | giving, gift |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |