Where does “gan” come from?
gan (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
Ancestry of “gan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | gān | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |