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...
Definitions
- past participle of go; Alternative spelling of...
Ancestry of “gone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gon | to go; past participle of gon; Alternative form... |
| 2 | Old English | gān | to go |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “gone”