Where does “Goos” come from?

Goos (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German gôs, from Old Saxon gās, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

Goos (German Low German): a goose

Definitions

  1. a goose

Ancestry of “Goos”, step by step

Goos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German gôs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangôs—
2Old Saxongāsa goose
3Proto-West Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

via Middle Low German gâs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangâs—
2Old Saxongōs—

via Middle Low German gûs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangûs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gans →