Where does “га́зик” come from?
га́зик (Russian) comes from Russian ГАЗ, 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.
га́зик (Russian): a GAZ car
Definitions
- a GAZ car
Ancestry of “га́зик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ГАЗ | GAZ Gorky Automobile Plant |
| 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 | — |