Where does “gazik” come from?
gazik (Polish) comes from Polish gaża, from German Gage, from French gage, from Middle French gage, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
gazik (Polish): tipsiness
Definitions
- tipsiness
Ancestry of “gazik”, step by step
gazik traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish gaża
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gaża | wage, fee |
| 2 | German | Gage | fee |
| 3 | French | gage | pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty;... |
| 4 | Middle French | gage | — |
| 5 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 6 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 7 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 8 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Russian га́зик
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | га́зик | a GAZ car |
| 2 | Russian | ГАЗ | GAZ Gorky Automobile Plant |
| 3 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 4 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 6 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 7 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
via Polish gaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gaz | gas; accelerator, throttle; the pedal that... |