Where does “gander” come from?
Gander comes from Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, from Proto-Germanic ganzô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns, a word for a male goose.
gander (English): A male goose; A fool, simpleton; A glance, look
Definitions
- A male goose; A fool, simpleton; A glance, look
Ancestry of “gander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gandre | gander |
| 2 | Old English | gandra | — |
| 3 | Old English | ganra | gander, male goose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ganʀō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ganzô | gander |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |
Words derived from “gander”