Where does “gaat” come from?

gaat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gaat, from Dutch gaan, from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gaat (Afrikaans): Alternative form of gaan

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gaan

Ancestry of “gaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaat
2Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
3Middle Dutchgâento go
4Old Dutchgānto go
5Proto-Germanic*gān—
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →