Where does “margæs” come from?

margæs (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic már, from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

margæs (Icelandic): brent goose

Definitions

  1. brent goose

Ancestry of “margæs”, step by step

margæs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic már

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmárgull, seagull
2Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
3Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Icelandic gæs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgæsgoose; hen
2Old Norsegásgoose; vulva
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →