Where does “ganzeveer” come from?

ganzeveer (Dutch) comes from Dutch veer, from Dutch veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

ganzeveer (Dutch): feather from a goose; quill

Definitions

  1. feather from a goose; quill

Ancestry of “ganzeveer”, step by step

ganzeveer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch veer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveerfeather; spring; ferry
2DutchvederAlternative form of veer
3Middle Dutchvedere—
4Old Dutchfethara—
5Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
6Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Dutch gans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgansA goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae,...
2Middle Dutchgans—
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →
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