Where does “Gänsekeule” come from?

Gänsekeule (German) comes from German gans, from Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

Gänsekeule (German): leg of goose, goose drumstick

Definitions

  1. leg of goose, goose drumstick

Ancestry of “Gänsekeule”, step by step

Gänsekeule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangansgoose
2Middle High Germangansgoose
3Old High Germangansgoose
4Proto-West Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Germanicgansgoose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

via German keule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankeuleinflection of keulen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germankiule—
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
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