Where does “tundrasädgås” come from?
tundrasädgås (Swedish) comes from Swedish sädgås, 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.
tundrasädgås (Swedish): tundra bean goose, (Anser serrirostris)
Definitions
- tundra bean goose, (Anser serrirostris)
Ancestry of “tundrasädgås”, step by step
tundrasädgås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sädgås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sädgås | a bean goose |
| 2 | Swedish | gås | a goose |
| 3 | Dutch | gas | gas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gasse | unpaved street |
| 5 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |