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Where does “gandra” come from?

gandra (Old English) comes from Old English ganra, from Proto-Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic ganzô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

Ancestry of “gandra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishganragander, male goose
2Proto-Germanic*ganʀō—
3Proto-Germanicganzôgander
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

Words derived from “gandra”

  • gander
  • ganderism
  • bergander
  • gander
  • ganer
  • gandre
  • gandur
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