Where does “gazometrie” come from?
gazometrie (Romanian) comes from French gazométrie, from French gazomètre, 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.
gazometrie (Romanian): gasometry
Definitions
- gasometry
Ancestry of “gazometrie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gazométrie | gasometry |
| 2 | French | gazomètre | gasometer, gasholder |
| 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 | — |