Where does “växthusgas” come from?

växthusgas (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.

växthusgas (Swedish): greenhouse gas

Definitions

  1. greenhouse gas

Ancestry of “växthusgas”, step by step

växthusgas 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 växthus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväxthusa greenhouse
2Swedishhusa house; a building where people live or work; a...
3Old Swedish[[hus—
4Old Norsehúshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →