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
- gone; to go; going, walking
Ancestry of “gahn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | gan | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gān | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “gahn”