Where does “gaon” come from?

gaon (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gaon (Limburgish): to go; to leave

Definitions

  1. to go; to leave

Ancestry of “gaon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgâento go
2Old Dutchgānto go
3Proto-Germanic*gān—
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-Germanic *gān →