Where does “gås” come from?

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

gås (Norwegian Nynorsk): a goose; an imbecile; rot in a tree caused by a...

Definitions

  1. a goose; an imbecile; rot in a tree caused by a...

Ancestry of “gås”, step by step

gås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French gaze

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

via Old Norse gás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegásgoose; vulva
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gås”

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