Where does “tarmgass” come from?

tarmgass (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.

tarmgass (Norwegian Nynorsk): intestinal gas, which causes flatulence

Definitions

  1. intestinal gas, which causes flatulence

Ancestry of “tarmgass”, step by step

tarmgass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgassgas
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—

via Norwegian Nynorsk tarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktarman intestine
2Old Norseþarmrintestine, gut
3Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
4Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →