Where does “gas bumi” come from?
gas bumi (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 bumi (Indonesian): natural gas
Definitions
- natural gas
Ancestry of “gas bumi”, step by step
gas bumi 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 Dutch aardgas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aardgas | natural gas |
| 2 | Dutch | aard | nature, character, disposition; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | āert | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ard | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ardi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |