Where does “achtergahn” come from?

achtergahn (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.

achtergahn (Low German): to deceive

Definitions

  1. to deceive

Ancestry of “achtergahn”, 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 →
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