Where does “go” come from?
Go comes from Japanese 碁, from Chinese 圍棋, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-.
go (English): To move; To work or function ; to move or...
Definitions
- To move; To work or function ; to move or...
Ancestry of “go”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | goon | Alternative form of gon |
| 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 |