Etymology Explorer › PlautdietschWhere does “Gaunsefleesch” come from? Gaunsefleesch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Gauns, from German gans, from Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
Gaunsefleesch (Plautdietsch): gooseflesh, goosebumps
Ancestry of “Gaunsefleesch”, step by step Gaunsefleesch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Gauns Step Language Word Meaning 1 Plautdietsch Gauns goose 2 German gans goose 3 Middle High German gans goose 4 Old High German gans goose 5 Proto-West Germanic gans goose 6 Proto-Germanic gans goose 7 Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- —
via Plautdietsch Fleesch Step Language Word Meaning 1 Plautdietsch Fleesch meat; flesh 2 Middle Low German vlêsk — 3 Old Saxon flēsk meat, flesh 4 Proto-West Germanic flaiski meat, flesh 5 Proto-Germanic flaiski meat, flesh 6 Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- to tear, peel off; to tear, rend