Where does “ga̱j” come from?

ga̱j (Mecayapan Nahuatl) comes from Spanish gas, 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.

ga̱j (Mecayapan Nahuatl): gasoline, petrol

Definitions

  1. gasoline, petrol

Ancestry of “ga̱j”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgasgas
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →