Where does “gansi” come from?

gansi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch gans, from Middle Dutch gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

gansi (Sranan Tongo): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “gansi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgansA goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae,...
2Middle Dutchgans—
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →