English word gas comes from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (Street, passage.), Ancient Greek (to 1453) χάος
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gatwǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Street, passage. |
| χάος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| gazza | Old High German (ca. 750-1050) (goh) | Lane. |
| chaos | Latin (lat) | Chaos. |
| gazze | Middle High German (ca. 1050-1500) (gmh) | |
| gasse | Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350) (dum) | |
| gas | Dutch (nld) | Gas. Liquefied petroleum gas Unpaved street. |
| gas | English (eng) | (US) Methane or other waste gases trapped in one's belly as a result of the digestive process.. (baseball) A fastball.. (countable) A hob on a gas cooker.. (countable, chemistry) A chemical element or compound in such a state.. (slang) A humorous or entertaining event or person.. (uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture (typically predominantly methane) used as a [...] |