Where does “gaskammare” come from?
gaskammare (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
gaskammare (Swedish): gas chamber
Definitions
- gas chamber
Ancestry of “gaskammare”, step by step
gaskammare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gås | a goose |
| 2 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
via Swedish kammare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kammare | a chamber, a room; a small space, a chamber; an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kamarr | privy |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |