Where does “פֿעט־גאַנדז” come from?

פֿעט־גאַנדז (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-.

פֿעט־גאַנדז (Yiddish): razorbill

Definitions

  1. razorbill

Ancestry of “פֿעט־גאַנדז”, step by step

פֿעט־גאַנדז 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 Yiddish פֿעט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿעטfat; off-color, dirty
2Middle Low Germanvette—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰans- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gans →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gans →