Where does “gasómetro” come from?

gasómetro (Spanish) comes from Portuguese gás, 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.

gasómetro (Spanish): gasometer; gasholder

Definitions

  1. gasometer; gasholder

Ancestry of “gasómetro”, step by step

gasómetro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese gás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegásgas
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—

via Spanish gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgasgas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →