Where does “begone” come from?

begone (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.

begone (English): Expressing a desire or a command for someone or...

Definitions

  1. Expressing a desire or a command for someone or...

Ancestry of “begone”, step by step

begone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gone

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

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce

Words derived from “begone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →