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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gone | past participle of go; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | Middle English | gon | to go; past participle of gon; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | gān | to go |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |