Where does “achterangahn” come from?

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

achterangahn (Low German): to go after, follow

Definitions

  1. to go after, follow

Ancestry of “achterangahn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germangahngone; to go; going, walking
2Middle Low Germangan—
3Old Saxongānto go
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-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 →