gander

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A male goose.
2. A fool, simpleton.
3. (informal) A glance, look.
4. (US) A man living apart from his wife.

Verb

to ramble, wander

Hevwate

swan

🦢

fool

drake

cob

coot

dimwit

dolt

dope

duffer

glance

glimpse

goof

goon

goose

🪿

gudgeon

ignoramus

imbecile

jackass

jaunt

knock about

look

lummox

moron

mutt

nincompoop

noodle

oaf

pillock

ramble

roam

rove

simp

simpleton

slob

stupid

sucker

tomfool

tramp

wander

zany

male goose

booby

gomeral

brant

chump

Werger

jars

Gänserich

ganso

ganzerik

gander

ganso

🪿

Ganter

Ganser

mannetjesgans

blik

uil

🦉

βλάκας

kijkje

αρσενική χήνα

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈɡæn.də(ɹ)/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: gandre

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: gandra

Hevwate bi holendî: gander

Hevwate bi nedersaksî: Gander

Hevwate bi almanî: Gandert

Hevwate bi almanî: Ganter

Hevwate bi norwecî: gasse

Hevwate bi îzlendî: gassi

Hevwate bi lîtwanî: gañdras

In summary

From Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, ganra (“gander”), from Proto-West Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic *ganzô (“gander”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). The meaning "a look" is derived from the image of craning one's neck like a goose.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch gander (“gander”), Low German Gander, Ganner (“gander”), dialectal German Gandert (“gander”), German Ganter (“gander”), Norwegian gasse (“gander”), Icelandic gassi (“gander”). Compare also Lithuanian gañdras (“stork”). Related to goose, gannet.