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 Germangānto go
3Old High Germangānto 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 →