Etymology

gasman

G2A1S1M3A1N1

Today it means: A worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc. Full definition →

English man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  7. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  8. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  9. Old Englishmann
  10. Middle Englishman
  11. Englishman
  12. English todaygasman

From gas + man.

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