Where does “газ” come from?
газ (Yakut) comes from Russian ГАЗ, 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.
газ (Yakut): gas (state of matter)
Definitions
- gas (state of matter)
Ancestry of “газ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ГАЗ | GAZ Gorky Automobile Plant |
| 2 | French | gaz | gas; flatulence |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |