Where does “gandre” come from?
gandre (Middle English) comes from Old English gandra, from Old English ganra, from Proto-Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic ganzô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
gandre (Middle English): gander
Ancestry of “gandre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | gandra | — |
| 2 | Old English | ganra | gander, male goose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ganʀō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganzô | gander |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |
Words derived from “gandre”