Where does “Goss” come from?

Goss (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German guʒ, from Old Norse Guti, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Goss (Luxembourgish): cast iron

Definitions

  1. cast iron

Ancestry of “Goss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanguʒ—
2Old NorseGuti—
3Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
4Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →