Where does “gruvgas” come from?

gruvgas (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.

gruvgas (Swedish): firedamp (methane)

Definitions

  1. firedamp (methane)

Ancestry of “gruvgas”, step by step

gruvgas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåsa goose
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
3Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
4Middle High Germangazze—
5Old High Germangazzalane
6Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
7Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Swedish gruva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgruvamine; to be deeply worried
2GermanGrubepit; mine
3Middle High Germangruobe—
4Middle High Germangruoba—
5Proto-Germanicgrōbōhole, ditch, pit
6Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →
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