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"g" sound. For fuller history, see <a href="/word/C" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of C " class="crossreference notranslate">C</a>.</p> <p>Before the vowels <span class="foreign notranslate">-e-</span>, <span class="foreign notranslate">-i-</span>, and <span class="foreign notranslate">-y-</span>, Old English initial <span class="foreign notranslate">g-</span> changed its sound and is represented in Modern English by consonantal <span class="foreign notranslate">y-</span> (<span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/year" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of year " class="crossreference notranslate">year</a></span>, <span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/yard" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of yard " class="crossreference notranslate">yard</a></span>, <span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/yellow" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of yellow " class="crossreference notranslate">yellow</a></span>, <span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/young" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of young " class="crossreference notranslate">young</a></span>, <span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/yes" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of yes " class="crossreference notranslate">yes</a></span>, etc.). In <span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/get" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of get " class="crossreference notranslate">get</a></span> and <span class="foreign notranslate"><a href="/word/give" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of give " class="crossreference notranslate">give</a></span>, however, the initial <span class="foreign notranslate">g-</span> seems to have been preserved by Scandinavian influence. Also see <a href="/word/gu-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gu- " class="crossreference notranslate">gu-</a>.</p> <p>As a movie rating in the U.S., 1966, standing for <a href="/word/general#etymonline_v_5992" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of general " class="crossreference notranslate">general</a> (adj.). In physics, as an abbreviation of <a href="/word/gravity" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gravity " class="crossreference notranslate">gravity</a>, by 1785.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/G#etymonline_v_40934"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><div id="div-gpt-ad-pc-sp-infeed-1" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gas" href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_50817">gas<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(n.2)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>short for <a href="/word/gasoline" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gasoline " class="crossreference notranslate">gasoline</a>, American English, by 1905. <span class="foreign notranslate">Gas-pump</span> is from 1925; <span class="foreign notranslate">gas-pedal</span> "automobile accelerator" is by 1908; <span class="foreign notranslate">gas-station</span> "fueling station for an automobile" is from 1916.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_50817"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gas" href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_1300">gas<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(n.1)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>1650s, from Dutch <span class="foreign notranslate">gas,</span> probably from Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">khaos</span> "empty space" (see <a href="/word/chaos" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chaos " class="crossreference notranslate">chaos</a>). The sound of Dutch "g" is roughly equivalent to that of Greek "kh." First used by Flemish chemist J.B. van Helmont (1577-1644), probably influenced by Paracelsus, who used <span class="foreign notranslate">khaos</span> in an occult sense of "proper elements of spirits" or "ultra-rarified water," which was van Helmont's definition of <span class="foreign notranslate">gas</span>.</p> <blockquote> <span class="foreign notranslate">Hunc spiritum, incognitum hactenus, novo nomine gas voco</span> ("This vapor, hitherto unknown, I call by a new name, 'gas.'") [Helmont, <span class="foreign notranslate">Ortus Medicinae</span>] </blockquote> <p>Modern scientific sense began 1779, with later secondary specialization to "combustible mix of vapors" (1794, originally coal gas); "anesthetic" (1894, originally nitrous oxide); and "poison gas" (1900). Meaning "intestinal vapors" is from 1882. "The success of this artificial word is unique" [Weekley]. Slang sense of "empty talk" is from 1847; slang meaning "something exciting or excellent" first attested 1953, from earlier hepster slang <span class="foreign notranslate">gasser</span> in the same sense (1944). <span class="foreign notranslate">Gas</span> also meant "fun, a joke" in Anglo-Irish and was used so by Joyce (1914). <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>Gas-works</strong></span> is by 1817. <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>Gas-oven</strong></span> is from 1851 as a kitchen appliance; <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>gas-stove</strong></span> from 1848.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_1300"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gas" href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_40962">gas<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(v.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>1886, "to supply with (illuminating) gas," from <a href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_1300" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gas " class="crossreference notranslate">gas</a> (n.1). Sense of "poison with gas" is from 1889 as an accidental thing, from 1915 as a military attack. In old slang also "talk nonsense, lie to." Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Gassed</span>; <span class="foreign notranslate">gassing</span>; <span class="foreign notranslate">gasses</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gas#etymonline_v_40962"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gab" href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_1200">gab<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(v.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"talk much," 1786, probably via Scottish and northern England dialect from earlier sense "speak foolishly; talk indiscreetly" (late 14c.), from <span class="foreign notranslate">gabben</span> "to scoff, jeer; mock (someone), ridicule; reproach (oneself)," also "to lie to" (late 13c.), from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse <span class="foreign notranslate">gabba</span> "to mock, make fun of," and probably in part from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">gaber</span> "to mock, jest; brag, boast," which, too, is from Scandinavian. Ultimately perhaps imitative (compare <a href="/word/gabble" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gabble " class="crossreference notranslate">gabble</a>, which might have shaded the sense of this word). <span class="foreign notranslate">Gabber</span> was Middle English for "liar, deceiver; mocker." Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Gabbed</span>; <span class="foreign notranslate">gabbing</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_1200"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="5022190299" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gab" href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_50788">gab<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"action of talking," earlier "chatter, loquacity, idle talk" (mid-13c.), also "falsehood, deceit," originally "a gibe, a taunt" (c. 1200), mid-13c., probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse <span class="foreign notranslate">gabb</span> "mocking, mockery," and in part from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">gap</span>, <span class="foreign notranslate">gab</span> "joke, jest; bragging talk," which also is probably from Scandinavian (compare <a href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_1200" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gab " class="crossreference notranslate">gab</a> (v.)). Probably also there is influence from Scottish and northern English <span class="foreign notranslate">gab</span> "the mouth" (see <a href="/word/gob#etymonline_v_50883" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gob " class="crossreference notranslate">gob</a> (n.2)); OED reports the word "Not in dignified use." <span class="foreign notranslate">Gift of (the) gab</span> "talent for speaking" is from 1680s.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_50788"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gabardine" href="/word/gabardine#etymonline_v_1201">gabardine<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>1590s, "dress, covering," variant of <a href="/word/gaberdine" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gaberdine " class="crossreference notranslate">gaberdine</a>. Meaning "closely woven cloth" is from 1904.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gabardine#etymonline_v_1201"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gabby" href="/word/gabby#etymonline_v_33521">gabby<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(adj.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"garrulous, talkative," 1719, originally Scottish, from <a href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_50788" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gab " class="crossreference notranslate">gab</a> (n.) + <a href="/word/-y#etymonline_v_25631" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of -y " class="crossreference notranslate">-y</a> (2). Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Gabbiness</span>.</p></section></div></div><a data-more="true" class="word_4pc__footer--2yfj3" href="/word/gabby#etymonline_v_33521"><span>Related entries & more</span>聽<i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="opacity:0"></i></a><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of gabble" href="/word/gabble#etymonline_v_1202">gabble<!-- -->聽<!-- -->(v.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"to talk noisily, rapidly, and incoherently," 1570s, frequentative of <a href="/word/gab#etymonline_v_1200" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of gab " class="crossreference notranslate">gab</a> (v.), or else imitative. 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