Where does “gas” come from?

gas (Indonesian) comes from Malay 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.

gas (Indonesian): gas, matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma

Definitions

  1. gas, matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma

Ancestry of “gas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygasgas
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—

Words derived from “gas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →