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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gas

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Gas
Friedrich Kluge2511188An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gas1891John Francis Davis

Gas, n., ‘gas,’ a word coined by the Du. chemist, Von Helmont, of Brussels (died 1644 A.D.); comp. Du. gas.