Where does “gans” come from?
gans (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gans, from Middle Dutch gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
gans (Afrikaans): goose
Ancestry of “gans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gans | A goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gans | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |