Where does “gassformig” come from?

gassformig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gass, 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.

gassformig (Norwegian Bokmål): gaseous

Definitions

  1. gaseous

Ancestry of “gassformig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgassgas; imperative of gasse
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 →