Where does “forthgan” come from?

forthgan (Middle English) comes from Old English forþgān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “forthgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþgānto go forth, advance, proceed, pass by, go away,...
2Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Old English forþgān →