Where does “jordgas” come from?

jordgas (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.

jordgas (Swedish): natural gas

Definitions

  1. natural gas

Ancestry of “jordgas”, step by step

jordgas 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 jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
2Old Swedishiorþearth, land
3Old Norsejǫrðearth
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →