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Where does “gans” come from?

gans (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gans (Proto-West Germanic): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “gans”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gans”

  • gunsel
  • Weihnachtsgans
  • Gänserich
  • Gänseblümchen
  • Gänsebraten
  • Gänslein
  • Gänseleberpastete
  • Gänseleber
  • Gänseküken
  • Wildgans
  • Gänsehaut
  • Gänseleberwurst
  • Gänschen
  • Gans
  • Gänsebrust
  • Gänseliesel
  • Graugans
  • ganzerik
  • gos
  • gans
  • gans
  • gense
  • gensel
  • גענדזל
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →