Where does “tarmgass” come from?
tarmgass (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.
tarmgass (Norwegian Bokmål): intestinal gas, which causes flatulence
Definitions
- intestinal gas, which causes flatulence
Ancestry of “tarmgass”, step by step
tarmgass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gass | gas; imperative of gasse |
| 2 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |