ghans-

ghans-
Goose. Oldest form *g̑hans-, becoming *ghans- in centum languages.
1.
a. goose1; goshawk, from Old English gōs (nominative plural gēs), goose;
b. gosling, from Old Norse gās, goose;
c. gunsel, from Old High German gans, goose;
d. gonzo, from Spanish ganso, goose, from a Germanic source akin to Old High German gans, goose. a-d all from Germanic *gans- (nominative plural *gansiz).
2. gander, from Old English ganra, gandra, gander, from Germanic *gan(d)rōn-.
3. gannet, from Old English ganot, gannet, from Germanic *ganōtōn-.
4. Suffixed form *ghans-er-. anserine; merganser, from Latin ānser (< *hanser), goose.
5. Basic form *ghans-. chenopod, from Greek khēn, goose.
 
[Pokorny g̑han-s- 412.]

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