Where does “Gösch” come from?

Gösch (German) comes from Dutch geus, from Middle French gueux, from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

Gösch (German): flag on the bow of a ship; little flag in the...

Definitions

  1. flag on the bow of a ship; little flag in the...

Ancestry of “Gösch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgeusA supporter of the insurrectionist faction in the...
2Middle Frenchgueuxbeggar
3Middle Dutchguyterascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader
4Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
5Old Norsegautato talk a lot
Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →