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

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “gans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgansA goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae,...
2Middle Dutchgans—
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →
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