Where does “Knallgasprobe” come from?
Knallgasprobe (German) comes from German probe, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Knallgasprobe (German): oxyhydrogen test
Definitions
- oxyhydrogen test
Ancestry of “Knallgasprobe”, step by step
Knallgasprobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German probe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | probe | inflection of proben: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Knallgas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knallgas | oxyhydrogen |
| 2 | Swedish | gås | a goose |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |