Where does “Gänseliesel” come from?

Gänseliesel (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-.

Gänseliesel (German): The Goose-Girl, a now-famous statue and fountain in Göttingen, Germany, affectionately called

Definitions

  1. The Goose-Girl, a now-famous statue and fountain in Göttingen, Germany, affectionately called

Ancestry of “Gänseliesel”, step by step

Gänseliesel 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 Liesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLiesel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gans →