Where does “Gänserich” come from?

Gänserich (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-.

Gänserich (German): gander

Definitions

  1. gander

Ancestry of “Gänserich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Gänserich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gans →