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Where does “going” come from?

Going derives from Middle English goynge and gonde, from Old English gānde, from Proto-Germanic gēndz and gāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-.

going (English): present participle of go; Attending or visiting ...

Definitions

  1. present participle of go; Attending or visiting ...

Ancestry of “going”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoAn ancient Chinese board game, today also popular...
2EnglishstopTo cease moving; To not continue; To cause to...
3EnglishtopThe highest or uppermost part of something; A...
4Middle EnglishtopThe summit or top of something, especially a...
5Old Englishtopp—
6Proto-West Germanic*topp—
7Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
8Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “going”

  • ongoing
  • gwine
  • thoroughgoing
  • easygoing
  • seagoing
  • churchgoing
  • agoing
  • oceangoing
  • moviegoing
  • ingoing
  • playgoing
  • filmgoing
  • downgoing
  • theatregoing
  • upgoing
  • cinemagoing
  • ongoingness
  • homegoing
  • aforegoing
  • ongoingly
  • schoolgoing
  • shoregoing
  • concertgoing
  • partygoing
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