Where does “went” come from?
Went is the past tense of wend, from Middle English wenden, Old English wendan, Proto-Germanic wandijaną and windaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- meaning to turn or wind.
went (English): simple past tense of go; past participle of go;...
Definitions
- simple past tense of go; past participle of go;...
Ancestry of “went”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wend | To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way |
| 2 | Middle English | wenden | to travel; to go |
| 3 | Old English | wendan | to turn or change position; to change direction;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |