Where does “goss” come from?

goss (Yola) comes from Middle English gorst, from Old English gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic gurstaz.

goss (Yola): gorse

Definitions

  1. gorse

Ancestry of “goss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgorstGorse or a similar plant; A area or place...
2Old Englishgorstgorse
3Proto-West Germanic*gorst—
4Proto-Germanicgurstaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gurstaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gorst →Every word from Old English gorst →