Where does “gæs” come from?

gæs (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gæs (Icelandic): goose; hen

Definitions

  1. goose; hen

Ancestry of “gæs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegásgoose; vulva
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gæs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old Norse gás →