Where does “gazowy” come from?
gazowy (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...
gazowy (Polish): gas, gaseous; gauze
Definitions
- gas, gaseous; gauze
Ancestry of “gazowy”, step by step
gazowy traces back through two 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 Polish gaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gaz | gas; accelerator, throttle; the pedal that... |
| 2 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |