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-.
Ancestry of “Gänseliesel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gans | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | gans | goose |
| 3 | Old High German | gans | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gans | goose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |