Where does “gone” come from?

gone (English) comes from Middle English gon, from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gone (English): past participle of go; Alternative spelling of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of go; Alternative spelling of...

Ancestry of “gone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgonto go; past participle of gon; Alternative form...
2Old Englishgānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →