Where does “goon” come from?

goon (Middle English) comes from Middle English gon, from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

goon (Middle English): Alternative form of gon

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gon

Ancestry of “goon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgonto go; past participle of gon; Alternative form...
2Old Englishgānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “goon”

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