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Where does “agoen” come from?

agoen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish goen, from Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

agoen (Luxembourgish): to sink in; to shrink; to die

Definitions

  1. to sink in; to shrink; to die

Ancestry of “agoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishgoento go
2Middle High Germangān—
3Old High Germangān—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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