Where does “giehn” come from?

giehn (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

giehn (Central Franconian): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “giehn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangēn—
2Old High Germangēn—
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →