Where does “gunsel” come from?

gunsel (English) comes from Yiddish גענדזל, from Yiddish גאַנדז, from Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gunsel (English): Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder...

Ancestry of “gunsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגענדזלgosling
2Yiddishגאַנדזgoose
3Middle High Germangansgoose
4Old High Germangansgoose
5Proto-West Germanicgansgoose
6Proto-Germanicgansgoose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-
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