Where does “teloorgaan” come from?

teloorgaan (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.

teloorgaan (Dutch): to become lost

Definitions

  1. to become lost

Ancestry of “teloorgaan”, step by step

teloorgaan 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 teloor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchteloorto a loss, to waste
2Dutchte loorto loss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →
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