Where does “nurogęś” come from?

nurogęś (Polish) comes from Polish gęś, from Proto-Slavic gǫsь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

nurogęś (Polish): common merganser, goosander

Definitions

  1. common merganser, goosander

Ancestry of “nurogęś”, step by step

nurogęś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish gęś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgęśgoose
2Proto-Slavicgǫsьgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Polish nur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnurloon; dive, plunge
2Proto-Slavic*nurъ//*norъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫsь →Every word from Polish gęś →