Where does “foregå” come from?

foregå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gå, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

foregå (Norwegian Bokmål): to go on, happen, take place; to precede

Definitions

  1. to go on, happen, take place; to precede

Ancestry of “foregå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålgåTo walk, go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “foregå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →