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Where does “verdergaan” come from?

verdergaan (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.

verdergaan (Dutch): to continue, to resume; to proceed, to go forward

Definitions

  1. to continue, to resume; to proceed, to go forward

Ancestry of “verdergaan”, step by step

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