Where does “nagahn” come from?

nagahn (German Low German) comes from German Low German gahn, from Old Saxon gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

nagahn (German Low German): to go after, follow; to research

Definitions

  1. to go after, follow; to research

Ancestry of “nagahn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low Germangahnto go; to walk; to walk ; to go by foot
2Old Saxongānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →