Where does “גענדזל” come from?

גענדזל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאַנדז, from Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic gans, from Proto-Germanic gans, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans-.

גענדזל (Yiddish): gosling

Definitions

  1. gosling

Ancestry of “גענדזל”, step by step

גענדזל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גאַנדז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאַנדזgoose
2Middle High Germangansgoose
3Old High Germangansgoose
4Proto-West Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Germanicgansgoose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—

via Middle High German gensel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangensel—

Words derived from “גענדזל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gans →