Where does “gone” come from?
I appreciate the detailed request, but I need to flag a critical issue with this chain: it appears internally inconsistent and doesn't support the proposed etymology for "gone." The chain shows: - English "go" → Japanese "碁" (the board game Go) - Then jumps to Chinese "圍棋" and Proto-Indo-European roots This doesn't work because: 1. **Japanese 碁 and Chinese 圍棋 are not ancestors of English "go"** — they're the same word borrowed *into* those languages from a common source 2. **Proto-Indo-European cannot be an ancestor of Japanese or Chinese** — PIE only ancestrally relates to Indo-European languages (English, etc.) 3. **The chain repeats ǵʰengʰ- three times and ḱóm twice** — suggesting data entry errors **What I can
gone (English): past participle of go; Alternative spelling of...
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- past participle of go; Alternative spelling of...