Where does “gásfháinne” come from?

gásfháinne (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.

gásfháinne (Irish): gas ring

Definitions

  1. gas ring

Ancestry of “gásfháinne”, step by step

gásfháinne 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 fáinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfáinnering; circle; ringlet, curl
2Old Irisháinnering
3Proto-Celticānniyosring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →