Where does “גאַז” come from?

גאַז (Yiddish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

גאַז (Yiddish): gas

Definitions

  1. gas

Ancestry of “גאַז”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazgas; flatulence
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

Words derived from “גאַז

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂
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