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Where does “*gatwā” come from?
*gatwā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
Ancestry of “*gatwā”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
gatwǭ
street, passage
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʰodweh₂
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Words derived from “*gatwā”
gas
lean
gasoline
gaseous
leaner
gasification
biogas
gaslight
leanness
Gasser
gasworks
gasifier
gasometer
leanest
gassy
ghazi
gasholder
gasohol
Gasserian
gaslit
gaslighting
regasification
leaneth
gasbag
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