Where does “ganderism” come from?

ganderism (English) comes from English gander, from Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, from Old English ganra, from Proto-Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic ganzô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

ganderism (English): silliness; foolishness

Definitions

  1. silliness; foolishness

Ancestry of “ganderism”, step by step

ganderism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishganderA male goose; A fool, simpleton; A glance, look
2Middle Englishgandregander
3Old Englishgandra
4Old Englishganragander, male goose
5Proto-Germanic*ganʀō
6Proto-Germanicganzôgander
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns