Words that come from Proto-West Germanic gān

119 words across 21 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic gān — including go, gone, goes, bygone, goest, goner, gofer, goneness.

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German (42)

English (22)

Old English (15)

Yiddish (7)

Middle English (6)

Luxembourgish (4)

Central Franconian (3)

Scots (3)

Hunsrik (2)

Alemannic German (2)

Middle High German (2)

Old High German (2)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Swedish (1)

Samoan Plantation Pidgin (1)

Japanese (1)

Danish (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Pijin (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Words from Proto-West Germanic gān — 119 descendants | Etymology Explorer