Where does “gaan” come from?
gaan (Dutch) comes 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.
gaan (Dutch): to go, to move from one place to another; to...
Definitions
- to go, to move from one place to another; to...
Ancestry of “gaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gâen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gān | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *gān | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “gaan”