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
- silliness; foolishness
Ancestry of “ganderism”, step by step
ganderism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gander | A male goose; A fool, simpleton; A glance, look |
| 2 | Middle English | gandre | gander |
| 3 | Old English | gandra | — |
| 4 | Old English | ganra | gander, male goose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ganʀō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ganzô | gander |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |