Where does “kolgans” come from?

kolgans (Dutch) comes from Dutch gans, from Middle Dutch gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

kolgans (Dutch): the white-fronted goose, greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons

Definitions

  1. the white-fronted goose, greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons

Ancestry of “kolgans”, step by step

kolgans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gans

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

via Dutch kol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkolwitch; wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjuror,...
2Proto-Germanickullaz—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →