Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gans

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). Compare Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Irish gé, Latin ānser, Latvian zùoss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), and Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá).[1] Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, however, does not exhibit the regular satem development as Baltic does and is therefore better explained as a Germanic loan, or at least influenced by the Germanic cognate.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɣɑns/

    Noun

    *gans f[1]

    1. goose

    Inflection

    Declension of *gans (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *gans *gansiz
    vocative *gans *gansiz
    accusative *gansų *gansunz
    genitive *gansiz *gansǫ̂
    dative *gansi *gansumaz
    instrumental *gansē *gansumiz

    Derived terms

    • *ganataz
    • *ganatô

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gans-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
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