Where does “geh” come from?

geh (German) comes from Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

geh (German): singular imperative of gehen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of gehen

Ancestry of “geh”, step by step

geh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German gān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangānto go
2Old High Germangānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Persian گاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگاهtime; place; throne
2Sanskritघासfood; meadow or pasture grass
3Sanskritघस्to eat, devour
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*gʰas-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →