Words that come from Proto-Germanic gāną

344 words across 42 languages descend from Proto-Germanic gāną — including go, going, following, gone, follow, ago, goes, ongoing.

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English (100)

German (57)

Dutch (38)

Middle English (26)

Old English (25)

Swedish (10)

Afrikaans (10)

Luxembourgish (9)

Yiddish (7)

Old Saxon (6)

Old High German (4)

Central Franconian (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Old Frisian (3)

Scots (3)

Proto-Germanic (3)

Middle High German (3)

Japanese (2)

German Low German (2)

Hunsrik (2)

Dutch Low Saxon (2)

French (2)

Alemannic German (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

West Frisian (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

North Frisian (1)

Crimean Gothic (1)

Samoan Plantation Pidgin (1)

Mòcheno (1)

Jersey Dutch (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Danish (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Old Norse (1)

Limburgish (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Pijin (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old Swedish (1)