Where does “gandal” come from?

gandal (Irish) comes from Old Irish ganndal, from Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, from Old English ganra, from Proto-Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic ganzô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

gandal (Irish): gander; cackler, senseless talker

Definitions

  1. gander; cackler, senseless talker

Ancestry of “gandal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishganndalgander
2Middle Englishgandregander
3Old Englishgandra—
4Old Englishganragander, male goose
5Proto-Germanic*ganʀō—
6Proto-Germanicganzôgander
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
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