Where does “gaz” come from?

gaz (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish غاز, from French gaz, 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.

gaz (Turkish): gas

Definitions

  1. gas

Ancestry of “gaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishغازgas
2Frenchgazgas; flatulence
3Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
4Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
5Middle High Germangazze—
6Old High Germangazzalane
7Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
8Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

Words derived from “gaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →