Where does “lustgas” come from?
lustgas (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.
lustgas (Swedish): laughing gas nitrous oxide
Definitions
- laughing gas nitrous oxide
Ancestry of “lustgas”, step by step
lustgas 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 lust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lust | desire to do something |
| 2 | Old Norse | losti | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lust | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lust | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |