Where does “goshver” come from?

goshver (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hver, from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.

goshver (Icelandic): geyser

Definitions

  1. geyser

Ancestry of “goshver”, step by step

goshver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvera hot spring; who, what; which
2Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
3Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

via Icelandic gos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgoseruption
Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →Every word from Icelandic hver →