Where does “agone” come from?

agone (English) comes from English gone, from Middle English gon, from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

agone (English): Archaic form of ago

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of ago

Ancestry of “agone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgonepast participle of go; Alternative spelling of...
2Middle Englishgonto go; past participle of gon; Alternative form...
3Old Englishgānto go
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-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 →