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

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “goes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangōsgoose
2Proto-Germanicgansgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Old Frisian gōs →