Where does “géslingr” come from?

géslingr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -lingr, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

géslingr (Old Norse): gosling

Definitions

gosling

Ancestry of “géslingr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	-lingr	Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...
2	Proto-Germanic	-ilingaz	Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...
3	Proto-Germanic	-ilaz	agent suffix; diminutive suffix
4	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz →