Where does “gásoigheann” come from?

gásoigheann (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.

gásoigheann (Irish): gas oven

Definitions

  1. gas oven

Ancestry of “gásoigheann”, step by step

gásoigheann 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 oigheann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoigheannoven
2Middle Irishaigen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →