Where does “dootgahn” come from?

dootgahn (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.

dootgahn (Low German): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “dootgahn”, step by step

dootgahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German gahn

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

via Low German doot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandootdead
2Middle Low Germandôt—
3Old Saxondōd—
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →