English
ganderling
From gander + -ling, after gosling.
Formed from gander + -ling
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns ‘goose’
Proto-Germanic *ganzô
Proto-West Germanic *ganʀō
Old English gandra
Middle English gandre ‘gander (male goose)’
English gander
Today it means
noun A young gander (male goose).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ganderling