Where does “villgås” come from?

villgås (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.

villgås (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wild goose

Definitions

  1. a wild goose

Ancestry of “villgås”, step by step

villgås 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 vill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvillwild
2Old Norsevillrwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →