Where does “gahn” come from?

gahn (Low German) comes 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.

gahn (Low German): gone; to go; going, walking

Definitions

  1. gone; to go; going, walking

Ancestry of “gahn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangan—
2Old Saxongānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gahn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →