Where does “sumpgas” come from?

sumpgas (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.

sumpgas (Swedish): marsh gas (methane)

Definitions

  1. marsh gas (methane)

Ancestry of “sumpgas”, step by step

sumpgas 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 sump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →
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