Where does “gan” come from?

gan (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Dutch Low Saxon gaon, from Old Saxon gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gan (Dutch Low Saxon): Alternative spelling of gaon

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of gaon

Ancestry of “gan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch Low Saxongaonto go
2Old Saxongānto 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 →