Where does “gasse” come from?

gasse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gås, from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

gasse (Norwegian Bokmål): a gander; to gas

Definitions

  1. a gander; to gas

Ancestry of “gasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgåsa goose
2Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
3Arabicقَزّsilk
4PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
5Middle Persiankaž—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

Words derived from “gasse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →