Where does “grágæs” come from?

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

grágæs (Icelandic): greylag goose

Definitions

  1. greylag goose

Ancestry of “grágæs”, step by step

grágæs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gæs

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

via Icelandic grár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrárgrey, gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old Norse gás →