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Where does “*ganʀō” come from?
*ganʀō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ganzô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
Ancestry of “*ganʀō”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
ganzô
gander
2
Proto-Indo-European
ǵʰh₂éns
goose
Words derived from “*ganʀō”
gander
goosander
gandra
ganra
gandre
ganer
gandur
ganndal
bergander
gandal
ganderism
gander
Michigander
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →
Every word from Proto-Germanic ganzô →