Where does “Weihnachtsgans” come from?
Weihnachtsgans (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-.
Weihnachtsgans (German): Christmas goose
Definitions
- Christmas goose
Ancestry of “Weihnachtsgans”, step by step
Weihnachtsgans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gans | goose |
| 2 | Middle High German | gans | goose |
| 3 | Old High German | gans | goose |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gans | goose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |
via German weihnachten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weihnachten | To be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīhenahten | Christmas |
| 3 | Middle High German | ze den wīhen nahten | in the holy nights |