Where does “gåshud” come from?

gåshud (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.

gåshud (Swedish): goose bumps

Definitions

  1. goose bumps

Ancestry of “gåshud”, step by step

gåshud 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 hud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhudskin
2Old Swedishhuþskin; hide
3Old Norsehúðskin
4Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā →