Where does “gas” come from?
gas (Irish) comes 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.
gas (Irish): gas; paraffin oil
Ancestry of “gas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 3 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |