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
Ancestry of “גענדזל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גאַנדז | goose |
| 2 | Middle High German | gans | goose |
| 3 | Old High German | gans | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gans | goose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gans | goose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰans- | — |
Words derived from “גענדזל”