gæs

Icelandic

/caiːs/

noun
Definitions
  • goose
  • hen bride-to-be in the context of hen night festivities

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gás (goose) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gans (goose) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰans-

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