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Where does “gos” come from?

gos (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gos (Old English): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “gos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgansgoose
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

Words derived from “gos”

  • goose
  • geese
  • gossamer
  • gooseberry
  • gooseneck
  • goshawk
  • goosegrass
  • goosie
  • gooseherd
  • goosequill
  • goosedown
  • gossamery
  • goosenecked
  • goosy
  • gooselike
  • gossamerlike
  • goosefish
  • goosewing
  • goosecap
  • goosewinged
  • gooseskin
  • gossamered
  • goosery
  • gooseling
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