Where does “gazowniczy” come from?
gazowniczy (Polish) comes from Polish gazownik, from Polish gazować, from Polish gaz, from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza.
gazowniczy (Polish): gas industry
Definitions
- gas industry
Ancestry of “gazowniczy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gazownik | gasfitter |
| 2 | Polish | gazować | to fumigate, to rid of pests using gas |
| 3 | Polish | gaz | gas; accelerator, throttle; the pedal that... |
| 4 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 5 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 7 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 8 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |