Where does “goosie” come from?
goosie (English) comes from English goose, from Middle English goos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
goosie (English): goose
Definitions
- goose
Ancestry of “goosie”, step by step
goosie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goose | Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | goos | goose; The meat or corpse of a goose; a dead... |
| 3 | Old English | gōs | goose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |