Where does “banghasóg” come from?
banghasóg (Irish) comes from Irish gasóg, from Irish gás, 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.
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Ancestry of “banghasóg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | gasóg | little stalk; young shoot; Boy Scout |
| 2 | Irish | gás | gas; paraffin oil |
| 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 | — |