Where does “gásach” come from?

gásach (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gásach (Irish): gaseous; gassy; aerated

Definitions

  1. gaseous; gassy; aerated

Ancestry of “gásach”, step by step

gásach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish gás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgásgas; paraffin oil
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—

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →
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