English
Michigosling
Michigosling comes from English gander ‘male goose’.
- English1500–presentgander‘male goose’
- Englishearliest quotation 1947Michigosling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentgander‘male goose’
- Englishearliest quotation 1947Michigosling
Earliest quotation: 1947, H. L. Mencken, Names for Americans: “The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires…”
A blend of Michigander + gosling
The story
Blend of Michigander + gosling, because the young offspring of a gander (‘male goose’) is a gosling.
Every English word from English gander
Today it means
noun A child from Michigan, contrasted with a Michigander (“man from Michigan”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English gander / Michigosling