Where does “goes” come from?
goes (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian gōs, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.
goes (West Frisian): goose
Ancestry of “goes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | gōs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |