Where does “gásdóire” come from?

gásdóire (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.

gásdóire (Irish): gas burner

Definitions

  1. gas burner

Ancestry of “gásdóire”, step by step

gásdóire 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 dóire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdóireburner
2Old Irishdaírea forest of oak trees
3Old Irishdáirbulling, heat
4Old Irishdaur—
5Proto-Celticdaruoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →