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

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

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-	—

Words derived from “gås”

gåsunge
gåsestegg
grågås
hanngås
villgås

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