Where does “kanadagæs” come from?

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

kanadagæs (Icelandic): Canada goose

Definitions

  1. Canada goose

Ancestry of “kanadagæs”, step by step

kanadagæs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gæs

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

via Icelandic Kanada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicKanadaCanada
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old Norse gás →