Where does “klimagass” come from?
klimagass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
klimagass (Norwegian Nynorsk): greenhouse gas
Definitions
- greenhouse gas
Ancestry of “klimagass”, step by step
klimagass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk gass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gass | gas |
| 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 | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk klima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | klima | climate |