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