Where does “gås” come from?
gås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
gås (Norwegian Bokmål): a goose
Ancestry of “gås”, step by step
gås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gaze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gaze | gauze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Arabic | قَزّ | silk |
| 3 | Persian | کز | Alternative form of کژ |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kaž | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
via Old Norse gás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gás | goose; vulva |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |