Where does “heiðagæs” come from?
heiðagæs (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gæs, from Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
heiðagæs (Icelandic): pink-footed goose
Ancestry of “heiðagæs”, step by step
heiðagæs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gæs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gæs | goose; hen |
| 2 | Old Norse | gás | goose; vulva |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |
via Icelandic heiði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | heiði | heath |
| 2 | Old Norse | heiðr | honour, honor, worth; heath, moor; bright, clear,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haiþī | heath, wasteland |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱayt- | forest, wasteland, pasture |