Where does “avgasrör” come from?
avgasrör (Swedish) comes from Swedish avgas, from Swedish gås, 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.
avgasrör (Swedish): an exhaust pipe
Definitions
- an exhaust pipe
Ancestry of “avgasrör”, step by step
avgasrör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish avgas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avgas | exhaust gas |
| 2 | Swedish | gås | a goose |
| 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 | — |