Where does “gåsestegg” come from?

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

gåsestegg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gander

Definitions

  1. a gander

Ancestry of “gåsestegg”, step by step

gåsestegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåsa goose; an imbecile; rot in a tree caused by a...
2Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
3Arabicقَزّsilk
4PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
5Middle Persiankaž—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Norwegian Nynorsk stegg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstegga male of certain kinds of bird
2Old Norsesteggimale animal, drake
3Proto-Germanicstaggijôstag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʰ-to be stiff, sting; rod, blade; to stick, sting,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →