Where does “gasning” come from?
gasning (Swedish) comes from Swedish gasa, 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.
gasning (Swedish): gassing poisoning by noxious gas
Definitions
- gassing poisoning by noxious gas
Ancestry of “gasning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gasa | to accelerate, to hit the gas increase the speed of a car |
| 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 | — |