Where does “goner” come from?
Goner derives from English gone, the past participle of English go, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to move or proceed.
goner (English): Someone doomed; a hopeless case
Definitions
- Someone doomed; a hopeless case
Ancestry of “goner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gone | past participle of go; Alternative spelling of... |
| 2 | Middle English | gon | to go; past participle of gon; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Old English | gān | to go |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |