Where does “gasgríma” come from?

gasgríma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gas, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gasgríma (Icelandic): gas mask

Definitions

  1. gas mask

Ancestry of “gasgríma”, step by step

gasgríma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgasgas; gauze
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
3Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
4Middle High Germangazze—
5Old High Germangazzalane
6Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
7Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Icelandic gríma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrímamask; to mask
2Frankishgrīmōmask
3Proto-Germanicgrīmômask; visor; helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →
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