English

goosedown

From goose + down.

A compound of goose + down

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns

Proto-Germanic *gans

Proto-West Germanic *gans

Old English gōs

Middle English goos

English goose

Old English dūne ‘down’

Middle English doun

English down

Today it means

noun down from a goose

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / goosedown