Where does β€œgonze” come from?

gonze (French) comes from Italian gonzo, from Spanish ganso, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒ, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European Η΅Κ°ans-.

gonze (French): guy, bloke

Definitions

  1. guy, bloke

Ancestry of β€œgonze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangonzosimpleton, dolt; dupe
2Spanishgansostupid, slow-witted; goose, gander; idiot, fool
3GothicπŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒgoose
4Proto-Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanΗ΅Κ°ans-β€”

Words derived from β€œgonze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Η΅Κ°ans- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic gans β†’Every word from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½πƒ β†’