Where does “gasbetrieben” come from?

gasbetrieben (German) comes from German Gas, from Dutch gas — gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street.

gasbetrieben (German): gas-operated, gas-powered

Definitions

  1. gas-operated, gas-powered

Ancestry of “gasbetrieben”, step by step

gasbetrieben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGasgas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street

via German betrieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetriebenpast participle of betreiben; operated
Every word from Dutch gas →Every word from German Gas →