Where does “gasflesse” come from?
gasflesse (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian gas, 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.
gasflesse (West Frisian): gas cylinder, gas canister
Definitions
- gas cylinder, gas canister
Ancestry of “gasflesse”, step by step
gasflesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian gas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | gas | gas |
| 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 West Frisian flesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | flesse | bottle |
| 2 | Old Frisian | *fleske | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |