Where does “gåsgam” come from?

gåsgam (Swedish) comes from Swedish gås, from Dutch gas, from Middle Dutch gasse, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.

gåsgam (Swedish): griffon vulture

Definitions

  1. griffon vulture

Ancestry of “gåsgam”, step by step

gåsgam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgåsa goose
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
3Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
4Middle High Germangazze—
5Old High Germangazzalane
6Proto-West Germanic*gatwā—
7Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—

via Swedish gam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgama vulture or condor; scavenging birds living in...
2Old Swedishgamber—
3Old Norsegammrkind of big predatory bird, or mythical creature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →