Where does “gian” come from?

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

gian (Cimbrian): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “gian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangānto go
2Old High Germangānto go
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 →