Where does “sheldgoose” come from?
sheldgoose (English) comes from English goose, from Middle English goos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
sheldgoose (English): Any of several larger bird species in the...
Definitions
- Any of several larger bird species in the...
Ancestry of “sheldgoose”, step by step
sheldgoose 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 sheld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheld | variegated; spotted; speckled; piebald |