English

goosegirl

goose + girl

A compound of goose + girl

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns

Proto-Germanic *gans

Proto-West Germanic *gans

Old English gōs

Middle English goos

English goose

Middle English gerle ‘young person’

English girl

Today it means

noun A young woman who looks after geese.

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

Etymograph / goosegirl