Where does “goose” come from?
Goose comes from Middle English goos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
goose (English): Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family...
Definitions
- Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family...
Ancestry of “goose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | goos | goose; The meat or corpse of a goose; a dead... |
| 2 | Old English | gōs | goose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |
Words derived from “goose”