Words that come from Proto-Germanic *gān

400 words across 38 languages descend from Proto-Germanic *gān — including go, going, gone, Go, ongoing, foregoing, outgoing, forego.

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English (224)

German (54)

Dutch (31)

Old English (17)

Afrikaans (13)

Middle English (8)

Luxembourgish (4)

Scots (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Middle High German (2)

Sranan Tongo (2)

Central Franconian (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Chinese (2)

Italian (2)

Hunsrik (2)

Persian (2)

Alemannic German (2)

Portuguese (2)

Finnish (2)

Old High German (2)

Romanian (2)

West Frisian (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Jersey Dutch (1)

Japanese (1)

Danish (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Spanish (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Hindi (1)

Limburgish (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Pijin (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Gullah (1)

Yola (1)

Azerbaijani (1)