Where does “ganra” come from?

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

ganra (Old English): gander, male goose

Definitions

  1. gander, male goose

Ancestry of “ganra”, step by step

ganra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *ganʀō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ganʀō—
2Proto-Germanicganzôgander
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Proto-West Germanic *ganʀō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*ganʀō—

Words derived from “ganra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganzô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ganʀō →