Where does “gas alam” come from?
gas alam (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian gas, 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.
gas alam (Indonesian): natural gas
Definitions
- natural gas
Ancestry of “gas alam”, step by step
gas alam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian gas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | gas | gas, matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma |
| 2 | Malay | gas | gas |
| 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 | — |
via Indonesian alam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | alam | nature; realm; world |
| 2 | Malay | alam | realm, world; field |
| 3 | Arabic | عَالَم | world; universe; world, universe |
via English natural gas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | natural gas | A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with... |