Where does “gæsahúð” come from?

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

gæsahúð (Icelandic): goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh,...

Definitions

  1. goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh,...

Ancestry of “gæsahúð”, step by step

gæsahúð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gæs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgæsgoose; hen
2Old Norsegásgoose; vulva
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

via Icelandic húð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúðskin; hide; a thin coating; plating
2Old Norsehúðskin
3Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old Norse gás →