Where does “tajgasädgås” come from?

tajgasädgås (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.

tajgasädgås (Swedish): a taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)

Definitions

  1. a taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)

Ancestry of “tajgasädgås”, step by step

tajgasädgås traces back through 3 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 säd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsädgrain; harvested seeds; semen
2Old Norsesáðseed
3Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Swedish tajga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtajgataiga
2Russianтайга́taiga
3Sakhaтайга
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂
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