Where does “go it alone” come from?
go it alone (English) comes from English alone, from Middle English allone, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
go it alone (English): To do something alone or independently,...
Definitions
- To do something alone or independently,...
Ancestry of “go it alone”, step by step
go it alone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alone | By oneself, solitary; Apart from, or exclusive... |
| 2 | Middle English | allone | alone |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English go it
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | go it | To misbehave, to carry on; To proceed, to make... |