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
- Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder...
Ancestry of “gunsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | גענדזל | gosling |
| 2 | Yiddish | גאַנדז | goose |
| 3 | Middle High German | gans | goose |
| 4 | Old High German | gans | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gans | goose |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |