Where does “găzar” come from?

găzar (Romanian) comes from Romanian gaz, from French gaz, 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.

găzar (Romanian): seller of lampante olive oil

Definitions

  1. seller of lampante olive oil

Ancestry of “găzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangazgas
2Frenchgazgas; flatulence
3Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
4Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
5Middle High Germangazze—
6Old High Germangazzalane
7Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
8Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →