Where does “gos” come from?

gos (Middle English) comes from Old English gōs, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gos (Middle English): Alternative form of goos; goose

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of goos; goose

Ancestry of “gos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgōsgoose
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old English gōs →