Where does “langsgaan” come from?

langsgaan (Dutch) comes 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.

langsgaan (Dutch): to visit

Definitions

  1. to visit

Ancestry of “langsgaan”, step by step

langsgaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gaan

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

via Dutch langs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlangsalong, alongside; past; through
2Middle Dutchlanges—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →