Where does “gehen” come from?
gehen (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.
gehen (German): to go, to walk; to leave; to leave, to take off
Definitions
- to go, to walk; to leave; to leave, to take off
Ancestry of “gehen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gān | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gān | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “gehen”