Where does “gasuyo” come from?
gasuyo (Ido) comes from Ido gaso, from Esperanto gaso, from Russian ГАЗ, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza.
gasuyo (Ido): gas tank
Ancestry of “gasuyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | gaso | gas |
| 2 | Esperanto | gaso | gas |
| 3 | Russian | ГАЗ | — |
| 4 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 5 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 7 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 8 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |